Electronic credit ledger blocking remains permissible for determined GST recovery despite an interim stay on debiting available credit.

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....Post-determination recovery of determined GST dues may include blocking, including negative blocking, of the electronic credit ledger. The interim protection against recovery restricts only debit of credit already lying in the ledger towards recovery; it does not invalidate or suspend a prior ledger-blocking order. Recovery powers extend to prescribed modes involving money or goods under the proper officer's control, third-party recovery, distraint and sale of assets, and assistance from revenue authorities. Rule 86A governs provisional pre-determination blocking and does not limit post-determination recovery action. Electronic credit ledger blocking therefore remains permissible, subject to the protection against debit of available credit during the interim stay.....