HC Orders Fresh Hearing in GST Waiver Rejection Case

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Case Details: Sri Neelakanda Vinayaga urakkadai vs. Assistant Commissioner (ST) - [2026] 185 taxmann.com 688 (Madras)

Judiciary and Counsel Details

  • D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.
  • R. Maharajan for the Petitioner.
  • R.Suresh Kumar, Addl. Govt. Pleader for the Respondent.

Facts of the Case

The petitioner challenged the assessment order issued in Form GST DRC-07 on the ground that there was a delay in filing GSTR-9, and certain other defects were noticed in compliance. Consequential proceedings were initiated under the waiver mechanism, culminating in an order in Form GST SPL-05, in which the waiver claim for interest and penalty was partly allowed and partly rejected. It was contended that although notice was issued in the waiver proceedings, the petitioner did not appear before the authority, and that the statute did not provide any specific appellate remedy against such waiver order. The petitioner therefore filed a writ petition seeking the setting aside of the SPL-05 order and prayed for a fresh consideration of the waiver claim with an opportunity to submit a reply and supporting documents. The matter was accordingly placed before the High Court.

High Court Held

The High Court held that since the impugned waiver order under Section 128A of the CGST Act and the Tamil Nadu GST Act had partly accepted and partly rejected the waiver claim, and no statutory appeal was available against such order. It was held that non-appearance despite issuance of notice did not preclude reconsideration, particularly when the order had civil consequences affecting interest and penalty liability. The Court further held that the petitioner ought to be permitted to appear before the same authority to present its case along with a reply and supporting documents. Accordingly, the SPL-05 order was set aside to the limited extent of reconsideration of the waiver claim, and the authority was directed to examine all contentions on facts and law and pass a fresh order in accordance with law.

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