Extended GST limitation requires specific fraud or suppression allegations in the show-cause notice; bare assertions invalidate proceedings.

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....Extended limitation under Section 74 of the CGST Act for fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts requires the show-cause notice itself to disclose specific allegations and the factual basis supporting that inference. A bare reference to "fraud or concealment of facts" does not establish a valid basis for invoking the extended period, and deficiencies in the notice cannot be cured through a counter affidavit. Where the ordinary limitation period has expired, including applicable exclusion of time, an unsupported invocation of extended limitation renders the notice unsustainable. Further proceedings based on such a notice cannot continue.....