Ajay P Benjamin v. The Principal Additional Director General
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 04.09.2024 Coram The Hon'ble Mr.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy and W.M.P.Nos.26358, 26363 & 26366 of 2024 Ajay P Benjamin
...Petitioner in all W.P's
Vs.
1. The Principal Additional Director General, Directorate General of GST, Intelligence (DGGI), Chennai Zonal Unit, 15, 5th and 8th Floors, Tower II, BSNL Building, Greams Road, Chennai 600 006.
2. The Additional Commissioner of GST, South Commissionerate, MHU Building, 692, Nandanam, Chennai 600 036.
... Respondents 1 & 2 in all W.P's
3. The Branch Manager, ICICI Bank, Vidyodaya Branch, 1/6
New No. 2, Ground Floor, United India Colony, Kodambakkam, Chennai 600 024.
... Respondent No.3 in W.P.No.24105 of 2024
4. The Branch Manager, HDFC Bank, Thiruvanmaiyur Branch, Bank House, New No.8, Old No.160/161, LB Road, Thiruvanmaiyur, Chennai 600 041.
... Respondent No.3 in W.P.No.24109 of 2024
5. The Branch Manager, HDFC Bank, T.Nagar-2 Branch, Old No.34, New No.105, Habibullah Road, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017.
.... Respondent No.3 in W.P.No.24113 of 2024 Prayer in W.P.No.24105 of 2024: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned Provisional Attachment of Property U/s. 83 of the CGST Act, 2017 in F.No.DGGI/INT/MISC/133/2022Gr.P dated 24.11.2022 passed by the 1st respondent, Quash the same and consequently permit the petitioner to operate the bank accounts with the 3rd respondent which are referred to in the order impugned. Prayer in W.P.No.24109 of 2024: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, 2/6
calling for the records relating to the impugned Provisional Attachment of Property U/s. 83 of the CGST Act, 2017 in F.No.DGGI/INT/MISC/133/2022Gr.P dated 24.11.2022 passed by the 1st respondent, Quash the same and consequently permit the petitioner to operate the bank accounts with the 3rd respondent which are referred to in the order impugned. Prayer in W.P.No.24113 of 2024: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned Provisional Attachment of Property U/s. 83 of the CGST Act, 2017 in F.No.DGGI/INT/MISC/133/2022Gr.P dated 24.11.2022 passed by the 1st respondent, Quash the same and consequently permit the petitioner to operate the bank accounts with the 3rd respondent which are referred to in the order impugned. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Darshan for Mr.N.Manoharan For R1 : Mr.K.Umesh Rao Senior Standing Counsel For R2 : Mr.T.R.Ramesh Kutty Standing Counsel COMMON ORDER Today when these matters are taken up for hearing, the learned 3/6
counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw these petitions and he also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. In view of the above submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, these Writ Petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
04.09.2024 Speaking/Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No jd To
1. The Principal Additional Director General, Directorate General of GST, Intelligence (DGGI), Chennai Zonal Unit, 15, 5th and 8th Floors, Tower II, BSNL Building, Greams Road, Chennai 600 006.
2. The Additional Commissioner of GST, South Commissionerate, MHU Building, 692, Nandanam, Chennai 600 036.
3. The Branch Manager, ICICI Bank, 4/6
Vidyodaya Branch, New No. 2, Ground Floor, United India Colony, Kodambakkam, Chennai 600 024.
4. The Branch Manager, HDFC Bank, Thiruvanmaiyur Branch, Bank House, New No.8, Old No.160/161, LB Road, Thiruvanmaiyur, Chennai 600 041.
5. The Branch Manager, HDFC Bank, T.Nagar-2 Branch, Old No.34, New No.105, Habibullah Road, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017.
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Krishnan Ramasamy,J., jd 04.09.2024 6/6