Single show-cause notice clubbing 2019-22 tax years for input tax credit reversal under ss. 73/74 struck down; proceedings dropped.

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....Clubbing multiple tax periods/financial years (2019-20 to 2021-22) into a single composite show cause notice under ss. 73/74 of the CGST/KGST Act for reversal of input tax credit was held invalid, as such bunching had already been declared illegal in an earlier binding decision. Since the proceedings were founded on an impermissible consolidated notice, the consequential adjudication order could not survive. The composite show cause notice and the ensuing order were quashed, and the respondent was directed to drop the proceedings; the petition was allowed. - HC....