IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
South Indian Oil Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Assistant Commissioner Central Tax, Bengaluru – Respondent
ORDER :
1. In this petition petitioner seeks the following reliefs:
a) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other Appeal NO.34-37/2022 and 232-233/2022 GST AC AI DIN-202305570000000056F ORDER-IN-ORIGINAL No. 247-252/ADC-AI/GSTS/2023 dated 23.05.2023 (Annx-A) passed by Respondent as being void, arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction, apart from being violative of Articles 265 of the Constitution of India, and to consequently set aside the same and/or pass such further or other order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.
b) Grant such other consequential relief as this Hon'ble High Court may think fit."
2. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the petitioner submitted refund applications for various tax periods pursuant to which show cause notices were issued by the respondent proposing to reject the refund request of the petitioner who submitted replies and the proceedings culminated in the impugned orders rejecting the refund claim of the petitioner whose appeals were also dismissed by the appellate authority. It is an undisputed fact as borne out from the material on record that the petitioner is engaged in the b




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