The court held that an Assessing Officer must give clear reasons while rejecting an immunity application under Section 270AA. An unreasoned rejection order was found unsustainable and was set aside.
The Supreme Court declined to quash the FIR despite claims of a civil dispute but held that custody was unnecessary after filing of the charge sheet. The accused were directed to appear and were assured bail, balancing prosecution with personal liberty.
The court held that passing a GST order on the same day as filing an additional reply does not automatically indicate irregularity. A detailed order showing consideration of replies does not warrant writ interference.
The Court set aside a GST demand after finding that tax liability was discharged under CGST and SGST instead of IGST. Authorities were directed to reassess liability and grant refund if excess tax was paid.
The case examined whether full purchase disallowance was justified without rejecting books of account. The Tribunal held that in such circumstances, only a reasonable profit element could be added.
Although the assessee quoted the wrong provision in the appeal form, the challenge was clearly against a scrutiny assessment. The Tribunal ruled that procedural lapses cannot defeat a valid statutory appeal.
The court held that bank account attachment under GST cannot continue beyond one year without renewal. Failure to issue a fresh order rendered the attachment illegal.
The issue was whether reassessment could be initiated without material showing income had escaped assessment. The Court held that mere allegations of circuitous transactions were insufficient. The key takeaway is that actual escapement is mandatory under the amended law.
The High Court ruled that clubbing several tax periods into one GST show cause notice is illegal. All proceedings based on such a consolidated notice were quashed, with liberty given to restart proceedings lawfully.
The High Court examined whether a personal hearing could be fixed before the last date for filing a reply to a GST show cause notice. It held that such a procedure violates the statutory scheme and remitted the matter for fresh consideration.
