Natural justice in GST adjudication led to setting aside of attachment, with fresh hearing made conditional on deposit

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....Provisional attachment of a bank account under GST was discussed in the context of alleged incorrect reporting of tax liability and excess input tax credit in GSTR-9. The Court noted that the petitioner had neither filed a reply to the show cause notice nor been granted a personal hearing, and treated the right to be heard as part of natural justice. Relief was balanced by requiring deposit of the entire demand before setting aside the adjudication order and allowing fresh reply and hearing. The consequential recovery measures and bank attachment were directed to be lifted, with merits left open for de novo adjudication.....