Exporters Win Partial Relief: Tax Refund Challenge Succeeds with Procedural Safeguards Under Natural Justice Principles

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....The HC partially allowed the petitioner's writ petition challenging the refund rejection order for export goods. The court found that the Joint Commissioner of State Tax exercised quasi-judicial functions improperly by considering extraneous materials while rejecting the refund. The original order dated 05.12.2023 was treated as a show-cause notice, directing the petitioner to submit explanatory documents within eight weeks. The Joint Commissioner was mandated to pass a detailed speaking order addressing the petitioner's contentions and adhering to Supreme Court principles of natural justice. The appellate authority's order was set aside, and the refund rejection order was converted into a fresh show-cause notice for reconsideration.....