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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 28109

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A., J
KARTHIK. K – Appellant
Versus
JOINT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.AKHIL SURESH
For the Respondents: SHRI.ARUN AJAY SHANKAR, G.P.

Table of Content
1. challenges composite gst show cause notice for multiple years. (Para 1)
2. quashes notices relying on precedents prohibiting composites. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is submitted by the petitioner challenging Ext.P1 consolidated show cause notice issued by the Joint Commissioner (Intelligence & Enforcement), State GST Department, Ernakualm for multiple financial years namely, 2018-19 to 2022-23 and Ext.P2 order-in-original and Ext.P3 summary order passed by the respondent. The main challenge raised against the sustainability of the same is that, issuance of a composite notice for multiple assessment years was found to be not legally sustainable as per the decisions rendered by this Court in Joint Commissioner (Intelligence & Enforcement) v. M/s. Lakshmi Mobiles Accessories [2025 KHC OnLine 149] and Tharayil Medicals (M/s.), Thrissur v. Deputy Commissioner, Thrissur [2025 KHC OnLine 467].

2. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondent, I find merits in the said submission, in view of the fact that, such a finding was indeed entered into by the Division Bench of this Court in the decisions referred

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