GST adjudication requires consideration of the taxpayer's reply...

GST adjudication requires consideration of the taxpayer's reply to the show-cause notice and a further opportunity of personal hearing before an adverse order is made on that reply. Inconsistent dates in the adjudication order and its annexure supported the inference that the subsequently filed reply had not been considered. The High Court set aside the adjudication and appellate orders and remitted the matter for fresh adjudication after personal hearing, subject to the stipulated further deposit. The original adjudication order would revive if the taxpayer failed to cooperate.