https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=93292 The HC granted relief to the Petitioner, directing the tax authority to comply with statutory obligations under the CGST Act regarding seizure, copying and return of electronic devices and documents. The court held that inspection, search and seizure powers rest with the revenue, but materials not relied upon must be returned within 30 days and copies of seized data must be furnished to the Petitioner unless a written record shows prejudice to investigation. Finding that data extraction and cloning had largely been completed, the HC ordered the proprietor of the Petitioner to appear in person before an Authorised Officer to receive copies of the entire dataset and documents. The petition was disposed of accordingly. en-us Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:54:01 +0530 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:54:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=93292 The HC granted relief to the Petitioner, directing the tax authority to comply with statutory obligations under the CGST Act regarding seizure, copying and return of electronic devices and documents. The court held that inspection, search and seizure powers rest with the revenue, but materials not relied upon must be returned within 30 days and copies of seized data must be furnished to the Petitioner unless a written record shows prejudice to investigation. Finding that data extraction and cloning had largely been completed, the HC ordered the proprietor of the Petitioner to appear in person before an Authorised Officer to receive copies of the entire dataset and documents. The petition was disposed of accordingly. Highlights GST Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:54:01 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=93292