2025 (6) TMI 1845

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.... Dhemaji-2, Dhemaji Tezpur Zone, respondent No. 3, has issued the summary of show cause notice dated 08.05.2024 without issuing any show cause notice under Section 73 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017 and the summary of order dated 30.08.2024 without passing any order under Section 73 (9) of the CGST Act, 2017. It is further case of the petitioner that he has sought for an opportunity of hearing, however, without giving any opportunity of hearing, the summary of order has been passed. 3. The respondents have filed an affidavit and submitted that there was a summary of show cause notice, but no show cause notice in terms of Section 73(1) of the CGST Act, 2017 was issued. 4. Both the learned counsels for the parties submit that similar issue has al....

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.... tax in terms with Section 73 (3). The said Statement of determination of tax cannot substitute the requirement for issuance of the Show Cause Notice by the Proper Officer in terms with Section 73 (1) of the Central or the State Act. Under such circumstances, initiation of the proceedings under Section 73 against the petitioners in the instant batch of writ petitions without the Show Cause Notice is bad in law and interfered with. (C) It is also noticed that the Show Cause Notice and the Statement in terms with Section 73 (1) and 73 (3) of both the Central Act or the State Act respectively are required to be issued only by the Proper Officer as defined in Section 2 (91). Additionally, the order under Section 73 (9) is also required to be....