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2022 Supreme(SC) 1962

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari, JJ.
BM Construction Coochbehar - Petitioners
Vs.
The Additional Commissioner Central Goods And Service Tax And Central Excise & Ors. - Respondents
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 15665 of 2022
Decided On : 12-09-2022

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Mr. Debrata Dhar, Adv., Mr. Sukesh Ghosh, Adv., Mr. N.N. Bain, Adv. Ms. Sangeeta Singh, AOR, Mr. Sushanta Datta, Adv.

Headnote:(A) Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 - Section 107 - Assessment Order challenged - High Court denied entertaining writ petition due to alternative statutory remedy available by way of appeal - The court agrees with the High Court's decision to refuse the writ. (Paras 1, 2, 3)

(B) Writ Jurisdiction - Scope - Writ petitions cannot be entertained when an alternative remedy is available through statutory appeals. (Paras 1, 3)

Facts of the case:
The petitioners challenged an Assessment Order before the High Court, which subsequently refused to entertain the writ petition owing to the existence of a further appeal available under the Central Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017.

Findings of Court:
The court concurs with the High Court's decision not to entertain the writ petition in light of the alternative remedy.

Issues: Whether the writ petition could be entertained given the availability of an alternative statutory appeal process.

Ratio Decidendi: The court affirmed the principle that writs should not be filed when an adequate alternative remedy exists for challenging an Assessment Order.

Result: Special Leave Petition dismissed.

Table of Content
1. challenge of assessment order. (Para 1)
2. high court's refusal based on available remedy. (Para 2 , 3)
3. dismissal of special leave petition. (Para 4 , 5)

ORDER :

1. What was challenged before the High Court was the Assessment Order. Against the order of assessment, there is a further appeal under Section 107 of the Central Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017.

2. Under the circumstances, in view of the alternative statutory remedy available by way of appeal, the High Court has rightly refused to entertain the writ petition.

3. We are in complete agreement with the view taken by the High Court.

4. The Special Leave Petition stands dismissed.

5. Pending application stands disposed of.

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