Writ jurisdiction over CGST penalties requires a clear natural-justice breach; record-dependent challenges belong in statutory appeal.

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....Writ jurisdiction against a common CGST penalty order is unavailable where alleged natural-justice breaches are unsupported by any specific denial of hearing or non-consideration of material. Challenges concerning limitation, the initiating officer's competence, and penalty liability require examination of the adjudication record and statutory provisions within the appellate process; the writ petitions were therefore not entertained. Pre-deposit relief available under an earlier High Court ruling may be claimed only where its factual conditions and stipulated requirements are satisfied.....