GST ArticleHigh Court

Writ remedy not available if assessee defaults in compliance with law and non-cooperation in proceeding

The Hon’ble Madras High Court in M/s Karmaxx Infotech v. Assistant Commissioner (ST) dismissed the writ filed by the assessee against the order of cancellation of GST registration and held writ remedy cannot be granted to assessee who defaulted in compliance with provisions of GST law and has not cooperated in departmental proceedings.

GST ArticleSupreme Court

Limiting Judicial Intervention in relation to powers of arrest under Writ Jurisdiction

The Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of Gujarat v. Choodamani Parmeshwaran Iyer & Anr. set aside the order passed by the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court and held that power to arrest a person by an empowered authority under the GST Act may be termed as statutory in character and ordinarily the high courts should not interfere with exercise of such power under writ jurisdiction.