Show-cause notice service is mandatory before ex parte GST demand; non-service requires fresh adjudication after a hearing.

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....Service of the show-cause notice through the GST portal, registered post, or e-mail is essential before an ex parte GST demand may be sustained. Where the record contains no material establishing such service and the taxpayer received no opportunity to submit a defence or be heard, the adjudication breaches the required process. The adjudication and appellate orders were set aside, and the matter was remitted for fresh adjudication after furnishing the show-cause notice, permitting objections, and granting a hearing.....