Summary SCN Form DRC-01 Issued Without Detailed Notice Is Invalid and Set Aside Issue Whether a summary show-cause notice issued in Form DRC-01 is legally valid when issued without serving the underlying detailed show-cause notice under Section 73 of the CGST/TNGST Act. Facts The petitioner, a registered taxpayer, was issued a pre-show cause notice in… Read More »
Provisional bank account attachment automatically lapses after one year and cannot be freshly extended. Issue Whether a provisional bank account attachment order issued under Section 83 of the CGST/KGST Act can legally subsist or be freshly extended on the same cause of action beyond the mandatory statutory period of one year. Facts A provisional attachment… Read More »
Parallel scrutiny and audit proceedings are valid separate actions under GST despite structural corporate changes. Issue Whether the revenue department can legally run separate, parallel audit-based and scrutiny-based proceedings for the same period under Sections 65 and 61 of the CGST/TNGST Act, and whether a Show Cause Notice under Section 74 is valid if it… Read More »