GST appellate order challenge: High Court granted interim stay subject to further tax deposit and called for counter affidavit.

A writ petition challenging an appellate order under the GST regime was taken up for interim consideration. The High Court directed filing of a counter affidavit and listed the matter for further hearing, while granting interim protection by staying operation of the impugned order subject to further deposit of tax. The procedural relief preserved the petitioner's position pending fuller adjudication of the challenge to the appellate order.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the appellate order under the goods and services tax regime required consideration and whether interim protection ought to be granted pending filing of counter affidavit.

Outcome: Counter affidavit was directed to be filed, the matter was listed for further hearing, and the operation of the impugned order was stayed subject to further deposit of tax.

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