GSTAT Selection: Reconstituted Panel Can initiate a fresh selection process

Pranaya Kishore Harichandan Vs Union of India (Orissa High Court) Reconstitution of GSTAT: Selection Committee can Undertake de novo Process in Absence of Statutory Bar – Orissa High Court Summary: The Orissa High Court, in the case of Pranaya Kishore Harichandan v. Union of India, ruled that a reconstituted Search-cum-Selection Committee for the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) can initiate a fresh (de novo) selection process. The petitioner, Pranaya Kishore Harichandan, had applied for a GSTAT Member position and was shortlisted by the original committee. However, aft...