https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425360 The Gujarat HC dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a petitioner seeking release of his brother, a tax consultant detained by GST authorities. The detainee was arrested following search operations revealing alleged GST evasion involving 131 bogus firms and Rs. 291 crores input tax credit fraud. The Court noted procedural violations including detention beyond 24 hours without family/lawyer access, violating Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution. Despite acknowledging serious lapses in arrest procedures and lack of standardized GST guidelines, the HC declined to entertain the petition, directing the corpus to approach appropriate authorities for redressal of grievances. en-us Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425360 The Gujarat HC dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a petitioner seeking release of his brother, a tax consultant detained by GST authorities. The detainee was arrested following search operations revealing alleged GST evasion involving 131 bogus firms and Rs. 291 crores input tax credit fraud. The Court noted procedural violations including detention beyond 24 hours without family/lawyer access, violating Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution. Despite acknowledging serious lapses in arrest procedures and lack of standardized GST guidelines, the HC declined to entertain the petition, directing the corpus to approach appropriate authorities for redressal of grievances. Case-Laws GST Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425360