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Tax Demand Order Invalidated: Procedural Flaws Expose Critical Gaps in Statutory Compliance and Taxpayer Rights HC quashed tax demand order due to procedural irregularities in personal hearing. The court found statutory violations in the tax notice process, ...
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Tax Demand Order Invalidated: Procedural Flaws Expose Critical Gaps in Statutory Compliance and Taxpayer Rights
HC quashed tax demand order due to procedural irregularities in personal hearing. The court found statutory violations in the tax notice process, invalidating the original order. Petitioner was directed to deposit 5% of disputed tax and was granted opportunity to respond to show cause notice. Respondent ordered to issue fresh order within two months, ensuring proper hearing.
Issues involved: Impugned order challenged due to lack of personal hearing, violation of statutory requirements under Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
Summary: The petitioner, engaged in manufacturing agro chemicals and pesticides, received a notice in Form GST DRC-1 on 25.09.2023, to which they responded on 30.09.2023 and 04.10.2023. Another show cause notice was issued on 26.12.2023, followed by the impugned order on 27.12.2023. The petitioner contended that the respondent failed to provide a personal hearing as requested, alleging a violation of statutory provisions.
The respondent, represented by learned Government Advocate, claimed not to have received the petitioner's replies dated 30.09.2023 and 04.10.2023, acknowledging only the reply dated 18.10.2023. The respondent argued that a personal hearing was offered earlier but not utilized by the petitioner. However, it was noted that no personal hearing was offered in the second show cause notice, depriving the petitioner of a fair opportunity to respond as mandated by law.
Upon examination, it was found that a personal hearing was offered in the initial show cause notice, but discrepancies existed regarding the receipt of the petitioner's replies. Despite some responsibility falling on the petitioner, the lack of a personal hearing in the subsequent notice rendered the impugned order invalid. The court quashed the order and remanded the matter for reconsideration, with the condition that the petitioner remit 5% of the disputed tax demand within three weeks. The petitioner was granted the opportunity to reply to the show cause notice and, upon compliance, the respondent was directed to issue a fresh order within two months, ensuring a personal hearing.
The case was disposed of with no costs, and related motions were closed accordingly.
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