Petitioner's challenge to tax demand stayed pending constitution of appellate tribunal.

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....The High Court disposed of the petitioner's appeal challenging the impugned order and consequent summary of demand in Form GST APL-04. The court held that the petitioners may file an appeal once the president or state president of the appellate tribunal constituted u/s 107 of the Act of 2017 assumes office. Subject to depositing 20% of the remaining disputed tax amount, if not already deposited, in addition to the earlier deposit u/s 107(6) of the BGST Act, the petitioner must be granted the statutory benefit of stay u/s 112(9) of the BGST Act. The petitioner cannot be deprived of this benefit due to the respondents' failure to constitute the tribunal.....