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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
BHARGAV D.KARIA, D.N.RAY
Radhe Enterprise – Appellant
Versus
Assistant Commissioner of State Tax – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
BHARGAV D. KARIA, J.
1. Heard learned advocate Mr. Jaimin A. Gandhi for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader Ms. Shrunjal Shah for the respondent.
2. By this petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for quashing and setting aside order-in-original dated 14.03.2024 for Financial Year 2018-2019, order-in-original dated 29.12.2023 for Financial Year 2017-2018 along with show cause notice dated 26.12.2023 for Financial Year 2018-2019 and show cause notice dated 28.09.2023 for Financial Year 2017-2018.
3. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is a proprietary concern of one Shri Jitendra Gordhanbhai Sojitra and is engaged in the business of trading, though the petitioner has not mentioned in the memo of the petition regarding the nature of business carried out by the petitioner.
4. It is the case of the petitioner that respondent issued show cause notice dated 28.09.2023 for the tax period from July, 2017 to March, 2018 and show cause notice dated 26.12.2023 for the tax period from April, 2018 to March, 2019 in Form GST DRC-01. However, the petitioner has not placed on record the grounds as per the attached she
Unsigned orders uploaded on the GST Portal are valid due to proper authentication, and the petitioner failed to show due diligence in addressing tax obligations post-registration cancellation.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that an unsigned order cannot be enforced, and the provisions of Sec. 160 and Sec. 169 of the CGST Act, 2017 were not applicable in this case.
Documents lacking requisite signatures from proper officers are invalid under GST regulations, upholding judicial precedents that highlight procedural integrity.
Unsigned documents generated on the GSTN portal are valid, and the Appellate Authority cannot condone delays beyond the stipulated time under the GST Act.
Natural justice mandates an adequate opportunity for hearings; failure to do so renders an order void.
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