Delhi HC Questions Lifting of Corporate Veil for Proprietorships in GST Case

Akhil Krishan Maggu & Ors. Vs Deputy Director (INT) Directorate General of GST Intelligence & Ors. (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court has expressed prima facie doubts regarding the applicability of the “lifting the corporate veil” doctrine to sole proprietorship concerns in a Goods and Services Tax (GST) intelligence investigation. The court has issued an interim stay on further proceedings initiated by a show cause notice (SCN) against Akhil Krishan Maggu and others, who are petitioners in the case. The petitioners had approached the High Court challenging an SCN issued b...