Karnataka HC Sets Aside GST Order, Grants Fresh Opportunity to Taxpayer

Srinidhi Construction Vs Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (ADMN.) (Karnataka High Court) The Karnataka High Court considered a petition challenging an adjudication order and the validity of a related show-cause notice. The petitioner contended that the proceedings were vitiated because the same authority conducted the audit and passed the adjudication order. It was also submitted that the petitioner could not file a reply to the show-cause notice due to bona fide reasons and that the rejection of the Input Tax Credit (ITC) claim could be demonstrated as erroneous if an opportunity was gr...