Failure to Consider Assessee’s Response Fatal to GST Order: Madras HC

Advertisement Rethinsamy Mahalingam Vs State Tax Officer (Madras High Court) Madras High Court today quashed a Goods and Services Tax (GST) order issued against Rethinsamy Mahalingam for the financial year 2017-18, ruling that the State Tax Officer failed to apply due diligence and consider the assessee’s reply. The decision, delivered by the High Court, remits the matter back to the respondent for a fresh adjudication on its merits. The petitioner, Rethinsamy Mahalingam, had approached the High Court challenging an order dated February 3, 2025, issued under Reference No.ZD33022502095...