GST portal fairness requires an online facility for supplementary replies where proceedings are conducted through the Common Portal.

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....GST portal-based adjudication is intended to operate primarily through the Common Portal, so a noticee should not be required to adopt a hybrid process by filing supplementary replies only offline during personal hearing. The text states that where a further reply was attempted but blocked by portal limitations, the absence of that material from the record created a procedural defect and raised natural justice concerns. It further notes that the authority should have a request-based facility for online filing of additional replies, subject to control, and that the matter was therefore sent back for fresh consideration rather than leaving the party to the appellate route.....