https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786268 Attendance pursuant to a summons under the Central Goods and Services Tax regime does not, by itself, amount to illegal detention where statutory summons power is exercised by an authorised officer and statutory safeguards are observed; Order XVI C.P.C. witness list procedures do not impose a seven day notice requirement on administrative inquiries under that statutory power. The material showed acknowledged service, voluntary attendance, possession of personal items, absence of contemporaneous objection, and subsequent production before a Magistrate, and on that basis the claim for compensation for detention during the inquiry period was rejected. en-us Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786268 Attendance pursuant to a summons under the Central Goods and Services Tax regime does not, by itself, amount to illegal detention where statutory summons power is exercised by an authorised officer and statutory safeguards are observed; Order XVI C.P.C. witness list procedures do not impose a seven day notice requirement on administrative inquiries under that statutory power. The material showed acknowledged service, voluntary attendance, possession of personal items, absence of contemporaneous objection, and subsequent production before a Magistrate, and on that basis the claim for compensation for detention during the inquiry period was rejected. Case-Laws GST Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786268