Superintendent's Unauthorized Bank Account Freeze Ruled Invalid; Only Commissioner Can Issue Orders u/s 83 of CGST Act.

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....Power / Jurisdiction to attach bank accounts - No order u/s 83 of the CGST Act can be passed by any officer other than the Commissioner and this can be done only if he is satisfied that it is necessary to pass such an order for protecting the interest of Revenue - In the present case, Superintendent (Anti- Evasion) has, by a letter addressed to the bank seeking information, also directed freezing the petitioner’s bank account. The impugned communication is without authority of law. - HC....