GST ArticleHigh Court

Whether Writ Petition is maintainable against SCN issued under Section 74 alleging suppression

No, the Honorable High Court of Rajasthan in the case of Power And Instrumentation (Guj) Ltd V. The Additional Commissioner Of Cgst And CE, Cgst Commissionerate, Udaipur, Rajasthan D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7766/2024 dated 08.07.2024 disposed of the writ petition filed challenging SCN issued under Section 74 of the Act alleging suppression. The Honorable Court noted that the earlier order dated 25.07.2023, which initially restricted the respondents to proceed under Section 73, was modified by the order dated 24.04.2024. The modification granted liberty to the respondents to proceed under any provision of the CGST Act, not just Section 73.

GST Article

Whether demand Order can be passed without the issuance of SCN?

No, the Honorable Himachal Pradesh High Court in the case of M/s. Microtek Himachal Power Products (P.) Ltd. v. State of Himachal Pradesh [CWP No. 5562 of 2023 dated June 26, 2024] disposed the writ petition and directed that the erroneous order passed with the wrong description be treated as Show Cause Notice and be further adjudicated upon after the filing of reply to the deemed SCN.