2024 (12) TMI 871

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..... Petitioner, by way of present writ petition, assails the proceedings initiated by the respondents under Section 65 of the CGST Act, 2017, (hereinafter referred to 'the Act'), for conducting audit. 2. It is submitted by learned Senior counsel for the petitioner that the impugned notice demands several documents which were already made available while conducting anti-evasion action and notices were issued to the petitioner under Section 73 of the Act, whereafter tax demand from the period 2017-18 up to 2021-22, amounting to Rs. 70,35,44,181/- and interest amounting to Rs. 43,29,194/- was raised and deposited by the petitioner. 3. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner further submits that after the said proceedings had ende....

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....ment of the audit: Provided that where the Commissioner is satisfied that audit in respect of such registered person cannot be completed within three months, he may, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the period by a further period not exceeding six months. Explanation. For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression -commencement of audit shall mean the date on which the records and other documents, called for by the tax authorities, are made available by the registered person or the actual institution of audit at the place of business, whichever is later. (5) During the course of audit, the authorised officer may require the registered person,- (i) to afford him the necessary facilit....