Court Orders Tax Refund Due to Non-Compliance with Rule 142(2) and Section 74(1) of CGST Act; 6% Interest Applied.

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....Seeking refund the amount, which was recovered illegally from the petitioner - there is no bar on the taxpayers for voluntarily making the payments on the basis of ascertainment of their liability on non-payment/short payment of taxes before or at any stage of such proceedings. It is the duty of the officer to inform the taxpayers regarding the provisions of voluntary tax payment through DRC- 03. - However, in the present case, Neither the department has followed the provisions of Rule 142 (2) of the CGST Rules nor has issued any notice under Section 74 (1) of the CGST Act. - Amount to be refunded with simple interest at the rate of 6% p.a. - HC....