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2020 (9) TMI 781 - HC - GSTProvisional attachment order - no proceeding pending under Sections 62, 63, 64, 67, 73 and 74 of CGST Act - exercise of power under Section 83 of CGST Act - HELD THAT:- This Court is of the view that Rule 159(5) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 is squarely applicable to the facts of the present case - the rule states that Any person whose property is attached may, within seven days of the attachment under sub-rule (1), file an objection to the effect that the property attached was or is not liable to attachment, and the Commissioner may, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the person filing the objection, release the said property by an order in FORM GST DRC-23. It is deemed appropriate to direct the respondent No.1 to treat the present writ petition as an objection under Rule 159(5) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 and decide the same within a week by way of a reasoned order after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner - petition disposed off.
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