Fraudulently obtained SEIS scrips cannot support customs exemption; recovery, confiscation and penalties were sustained, but employee penalty fell awa...
Electronic service to the e-mail address provided by the taxpayer discharged the Department's duty; non-receipt caused by the taxpayer's agent or chartered accountant is not a ground for interference and does not absolve the taxpayer. Uploading notices on the portal's Additional Notices and Orders tab claimed by the taxpayer was treated as an afterthought and did not alter service. Multiple opportunities to respond and to deposit the amount were afforded but no reply or payment was made. Resultantly, judicial intervention in the form of relief against the impugned order was declined.
Electronic service to the e-mail address provided by the taxpayer discharged the Department's duty; non-receipt caused by the taxpayer's agent or chartered accountant is not a ground for interference and does not absolve the taxpayer. Uploading notices on the portal's Additional Notices and Orders tab claimed by the taxpayer was treated as an afterthought and did not alter service. Multiple opportunities to respond and to deposit the amount were afforded but no reply or payment was made. Resultantly, judicial intervention in the form of relief against the impugned order was declined.
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