Tvl Muthuraj Salt Works v. The Deputy State Tax Officer (St) Ii

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and W.M.P.(MD)No.19829 of 2025 Tvl Muthuraj Salt Works, Rep by its Proprietor, Saravana Kumar, No 125, V.E. Road, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu 628 002.

... Petitioner Vs.

The Deputy State Tax Officer (ST) - II, Tuticorin -1 Assessment Circle, Tuticorin.

... Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the impugned assessment order on the file of respondent vide GSTIN.33BIKPS9964A1ZX/2020-21 dated 06.02.2025 and quash the same as illegal and devoid of merits and direct the respondent to redo the impugned assessment proceedings for the year 2020-21. 1/4

For Petitioner : Mr.Raja.Karthikeyan For Respondent : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar, Addl. Government Pleader.

ORDER

Heard both sides.

2.The petitioner had suffered the impugned order at the hands of the respondent. It is an ex parte order. The petitioner states that since notice was served only through on-line portal, the petitioner was not aware of the same.

3.The learned Additional Government Pleader submits that in similar matters, reliefs were granted by directing the assessee to deposit 25% of the disputed tax amount.

4.The petitioner states that they will deposit 25% of the disputed tax amount through electronic cash ledger within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Upon such compliance, the attachment effected on the petitioner's ITC account shall be raised 2/4

forthwith. The impugned order shall stand quashed. The petitioner shall thereafter reply to the show cause notice within a period of thirty days thereafter. The respondent shall provide an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner and pass final order within a period of two months thereafter. If the petitioner fails to deposit and offer his reply to the show cause notice within the aforesaid period, the benefit of this order would stand automatically recalled and the order impugned in the writ petition can very well be enforced.

5.This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 16.09.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias To:

The Deputy State Tax Officer (ST) - II, Tuticorin-1 Assessment Circle, Tuticorin.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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