Sunil Kumar Singh v. The State Tax Officer And ORS.

WPA 24461 OF 2022 23.11.2022 Sl no. 40 Sunil Kumar Singh Ct no. 2 - Vs - P.M.

The State Tax Officer, Armenium and Amratalla Street Charge & Ors.

Mr. Rowsan Kr. Jha, Mr. Ghanshyam Jha ... for the petitioner Mr. Anirban Ray, Ld. Govt. Pleader Mr. S. Mukherjee, Mr. D. Ghosh, Mr. V. Kothari ... for the State Heard learned Counsel appearing for the parties.

By this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the impugned show-cause notice dated 31st August, 2022 being annexure P/3 to the writ petition issued by the appropriate authority under the WBGST Act. It appears from the said show-cause notice that petitioner was asked to give reply to the showcause notice on 9th September, 2022. It also appears from record that against the said show-cause notice petitioner has filed an objection on 9th September, 2022 as appears at page 36 to the writ petition and which is still pending and has not been disposed of. It is also the case of the petitioner that the aforesaid objection to the impugned show-cause notice is not satisfactory.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case this writ petition being WPA 24461 of 2022 is disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to make fresh objection to the aforesaid show-cause notice dated 31st August, 2022 within two weeks from date and if such objection is made by the petitioner within the time stipulated herein the same shall be considered by the respondent authority concerned in accordance with law and by passing a reasoned and speaking order and after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner or his authorized representatives, within two weeks from the date of receipt of such representation.

With this observation and direction this writ petition stands disposed of.

(Md. Nizamuddin, J.)