Extended limitation notices require pleaded fraud or suppression with intent to evade tax, otherwise they are unsustainable.

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....Extended limitation under Section 74 of the SGST/CGST Act requires a show-cause notice to specifically allege fraud, wilful misstatement, or suppression of material facts with intent to evade tax. A notice issued for the relevant tax period without disclosing these statutory ingredients cannot be sustained. The impugned notice was quashed, while the tax authorities retained liberty to issue a fresh notice in accordance with law.....