Writ dismissed after taxpayer's unequivocal admission of wrongful input tax credit; procedural lapses not fatal; s.50(3) interest

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....The HC dismissed the writ petition, holding that notwithstanding procedural objections including alleged violation of natural justice, an unreasoned and unsigned order and breaches of Rule 26(3) and Rule 142(1) of the BGST/CGST Rules, the impugned order emanated from the petitioner's unequivocal admission of wrongfully availing and utilising input tax credit for 2017-18. The court found no substantive prejudice requiring judicial interference: the petitioner had filed a reply and no mandatory personal hearing omission vitiated the outcome. The Proper Officer merely raised a demand for interest under s.50(3) of the BGST Act, 2017; no penalty was imposed. Exercise of writ jurisdiction was declined and the petition was dismissed.....