Ramaraj Textiles v. The Union Of India,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.04.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.10948 & 10949 of 2024 M/s.Ramaraj Textiles, Rep. by its Proprietrix: S.Swarnambikai, No.150, Railway Feeder Road, Virudhunagar - 626 001.
... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Union of India, Rep. by the Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, No.137, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001.
2.The Goods & Services Tax Council, Rep. by its Chairman, GST Council Secretariat, 5th Floor, Tower-II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Janpath Road, Connaught Palace, New Delhi - 110 001.
3.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009. 4.Principal Secretary/Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Commercial Taxes Department, Ezhiligam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.
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5.The Superintendent of CGST & Central Excise, Virudhunagar-II Range, Central Excise Staff Quarters Campus, Madurai Road, Virudhunagar - 626 001.
... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records on the file of the 1st respondent in Notification No.56/2023 - Central Tax dated 28.12.2023 and the records on the file of the 3rd respondent in G.O (Ms.) No.1 and the Notification dated 02.01.2024 issued therein and the records on the file of the 5th respondent in O.C.No.76/2024 dated 13.02.2024 and quash the same as manifestly arbitrary, void, contrary to the provision of Section 168A of the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and illegal, without jurisdiction and against the Provisions of the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Chandra Sekaran For Respondents : Mr.C.Nandagopal, CGSC for R1 Mr.V.Prashanth Kiran for R3 & R4 Government Advocate
ORDER
The batch of writ petition has been reserved for orders on 24.01.2025. However, at the instance of the learned counsel for the 2/5
petitioners, the batch of writ petition is listed under the caption "for clarification". Today when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. Recording the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. No Costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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To:
1.The Secretary, Union of India, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, No.137, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001.
2.The Chairman, Goods & Services Tax Council, GST Council Secretariat, 5th Floor, Tower-II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Janpath Road, Connaught Palace, New Delhi - 110 001.
3.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009. 4.Principal Secretary/Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Commercial Taxes Department, Ezhiligam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.
5.The Superintendent of CGST & Central Excise, Virudhunagar-II Range, Central Excise Staff Quarters Campus, Madurai Road, Virudhunagar - 626 001.
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MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.
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