2020 (12) TMI 997

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....ned counsel for the respondent. The petitioners before this Court, who are engaged in the trading business of "Arecanut", have filed this present petition stating that they have received summons from Directorate General of GST Intelligence under Section 70 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 for appearance on 23/11/2020. The petitioners have further stated that they are desirous ....

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....nature of mandamus thereby directing the respondent to conduct interrogation and record the statement of the petitioners, and their employees / representatives during reasonable office hours; (iii) and / or pass any other or further orders which Your Lordships may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice." It has been argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that in similar c....

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....rder:- "Mention for production. Taken upon production board in view of urgency. 2. The writ petition is filed for the following relief:- "(a)To direct the Respondent No.2 to permit the Petitioners to accompany an Advocate at visible but not audible distance, during their interrogation by the officers of the Respondents in F.I.R.No.78/16 (C.R.No.32 of 2016)" 3. T....

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....e prayer made by the petitioners. This Court, in light of the order passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court from time to time, as in similar circumstances the apex Court directed that the advocate of the petitioner should be allowed to be present during the interrogation of the petitioner, is of the opinion that the advocate of the petitioners are to be allowed to be present during the interrogatio....