Officers must act reasonably and legally and not harass taxpayers Cost imposed on GST officer by High Court further increased by the Supreme Court. To put effective check on harassing attitude of officers , effective way can be suspension and debarring from government services. https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=10209 Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of the tax demand and penalty where goods were not delivered due to a road blockade, increased the costs awarded to the supplier to equate with the wrongly raised demand, ordered payment within four weeks, and allowed the State to recover the costs from the person(s) responsible for the unnecessary litigation; the author advocates suspension and debarment of erring officers as a stronger deterrent to taxpayer harassment. en-us Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:13:13 +0530 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:13:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Officers must act reasonably and legally and not harass taxpayers Cost imposed on GST officer by High Court further increased by the Supreme Court. To put effective check on harassing attitude of officers , effective way can be suspension and debarring from government services. https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=10209 Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of the tax demand and penalty where goods were not delivered due to a road blockade, increased the costs awarded to the supplier to equate with the wrongly raised demand, ordered payment within four weeks, and allowed the State to recover the costs from the person(s) responsible for the unnecessary litigation; the author advocates suspension and debarment of erring officers as a stronger deterrent to taxpayer harassment. Articles Other Topics Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:13:13 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=10209