GST Assessment Order Valid: Statutory Time Limit Extended Through Government Notifications for Fiscal Year 2017-18

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....HC held that the assessment order dated 13.12.2023 was not time-barred due to successive government notifications extending the statutory time limit for GST assessment proceedings for FY 2017-18. Specifically, notifications dated 21.07.2022 and 24.04.2023 extended the time limit to 31.12.2023, rendering the impugned order legally valid. Since the order was passed within the extended timeline and the notifications were not challenged, the writ petition was deemed non-maintainable, with the statutory remedy of appeal being the appropriate recourse. Consequently, the HC dismissed the petition.....