GST Assessment Order Set Aside for Lacking Document Identification Number as Required by CBIC Circular

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....The HC set aside the GST assessment order that lacked a Document Identification Number (DIN). Following precedent established in Pradeep Goyal v. Union of India (SC) and M/s. Cluster Enterprises v. The Deputy Assistant Commissioner (ST)-2, Kadapa, the court determined that absence of a DIN renders the order non-est and invalid. The judgment relied on CBIC Circular No.128/47/2019-GST dated 23.12.2019, which mandates DIN inclusion for validity of proceedings. The court concluded that since the impugned order uploaded to the portal did not contain a DIN, it could not be sustained and must be set aside. The petition was accordingly disposed of.....