Ex-Parte GST Order Set Aside Due to Lack of Opportunity to Respond: Karnataka HC

G.S. And Company Vs State of Karnataka (Karnataka High Court) The Karnataka High Court allowed an application filed by the petitioner seeking amendment of the writ petition to challenge the adjudication order at Annexure-D and raise additional grounds, directing that the amended petition be filed. The petitioner contended that the impugned adjudication order was passed ex parte and that taxes had already been recovered pursuant to it. It was submitted that due to a bona fide lapse, no reply had been filed to the show-cause notice, and the petitioner sought an opportunity to respond, requesting...