https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=54797 The Advocate General appeared for an accused in a multi-crore GST evasion case; the DGGI standing counsel objected on conflict-of-interest grounds because part of the alleged evaded tax would have gone to the state exchequer. The Advocate General had state consent and argued no bar existed as prosecution was by a central agency under the CGST Act. The High Court accepted this reasoning and granted bail with conditions. The opposition alleged political interference, criticised the Advocate General's defence role, and demanded a CBI probe into the bail order and alleged syndicate protection. en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2025 23:31:03 +0530 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=54797 The Advocate General appeared for an accused in a multi-crore GST evasion case; the DGGI standing counsel objected on conflict-of-interest grounds because part of the alleged evaded tax would have gone to the state exchequer. The Advocate General had state consent and argued no bar existed as prosecution was by a central agency under the CGST Act. The High Court accepted this reasoning and granted bail with conditions. The opposition alleged political interference, criticised the Advocate General's defence role, and demanded a CBI probe into the bail order and alleged syndicate protection. News - Fri, 05 Sep 2025 23:31:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=54797