The HC disposed of a writ application challenging an ex-parte...

The HC disposed of a writ application challenging an ex-parte assessment order for violation of natural justice principles covering the period 01.10.2018 to 31.03.2019. Following precedent established in a coordinate bench decision, the court directed that upon payment of ten percent of the disputed tax amount, the petitioner would be entitled to stay of recovery until GST Tribunals are constituted and an appeal is filed within the prescribed timeframe. Both parties agreed that the substantive issues could be agitated before the Tribunal once established. The court noted that while pre-deposit requirements had been reduced to ten percent, this reduction was only effective from 01.11.2024, and GST Tribunals remained unconstituted with no possibility of filing appeals before that date. The application was disposed of accordingly.