T. S. SIVAGNANAM, SUPRATIM BHATTACHARYA
Deepak Kumar Agarwal – Appellant
Versus
Designated Committee constituted under section 126 of the Finance Act, 2019 r/w Section 121(k) – Respondent
JUDGMENT
T.S. Sivagnanam, C.J.
1. Affidavit of service filed in Court be taken on record.
2. This intra-Court appeal by the writ petitioner is directed against the order dated 15th December, 2022, by which the writ petition in W.P.A. 21395 of 2021 was disposed of by directing the appellant to submit a representation before the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs against the rejection of their application under Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 (for brevity, “the SVLDRS”).
3. The department has pointed out a defect in this appeal, as there is a deficit Court fees of Rs.600/- to be paid by the appellant. This defect be rectified by the appellant during the course of the day, if not already paid.
4. We have heard Mr. Aniket Chaudhury, learned advocate for the appellant and Mr. Vipul Kundalia, learned advocate for the respondents/CGST & CX authority.
5. As could be seen from SVLDRS-1, the reason for rejection is stated that the applicant/appellant is a co-noticee, wherein the main applicant, M/s. Shakambhari Ispat & Power Limited has not yet applied and settled their case in SVLDRS and as such, the appellant’s application cannot be processed and is rejected as pe
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