Orissa HC reduces Deposit requirement for stay of GST appellate order to 10%

Srinivas Pradhan Vs Joint Commissioner of CT and GST (Orissa High Court) Orissa High Court heard a writ petition filed by Srinivas Pradhan, who challenged an order dated September 27, 2024, issued by the First Appellate Authority. The petitioner intended to appeal the decision but faced a hurdle due to the non-constitution of the Tribunal. His counsel cited a prior ruling (WP(C) No. 42015 of 2023, M/s. Maa Tarini Traders v. State of Odisha and others), where assessees were allowed to stay appellate orders by depositing 10% of the disputed tax at the time of appeal filing and an additional 20% ...