Preliminary GST notice issued for discrepancy, assessee can raise objections if proceedings not concluded.

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....Non-compliance with provisions of the Goods and Services Tax Act, specifically Section 74(1) of the Central/Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, was raised regarding the illegality in issuance of notice. The court held that there were no grounds to entertain the writ petition on the stated illegality, as an explanation was sought for the discrepancy, and the assessee's reply was found unsatisfactory. However, this was only a preliminary step leading to the demand cum show-cause notice. The assessee is entitled to appear and raise objections against Annexure-1, if proceedings are not concluded. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed.....