Can summon order for calling the record be challenge?

summon order for calling

Case Title

M/s Alfa Ignot Pvt Ltd vs Commissioner of CGST & Others.

Court

Uttarakhand High Court

Honorable Judges

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra

Citation

2022 (7) GSTPanacea 227 HC Uttarakhand

W.P.No. 2589 (MS) of 2021

Judgement Date

06-July-2022

Council for Petitioner

S.K.Posti

Ashutosh Posti

Council for Respondent

Shobhit Saharia

Section

Section 69 (1)

In Favour of

Commissioner of CGST & Others

The Uttarakhand High Court bench of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra has held that has held that a writ petition is not maintainable against an order of show cause or summoning order for production of documents.

FACTS OF THE CASE

The petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:

Issue a suitable writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari, calling the record of the case and quash the summoning order by Senior Intelligence Officer, office of DGGI, Meerut under Section 70 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 issued to the petitioners.

Issue a suitable writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondent not arrest the petitioners in pre inquiry proceeding in pursuance of the summon dated 03.11.2021.

summon order for calling

COURT HELD

Considering the facts as recorded, held that that a writ to quash a summoning order is not maintainable against an order of show cause or summoning order for production of documents. Hence, this Court is not inclined to follow the orders passed by the learned Single Judge sitting in the Coordinate Bench, which do not constitute a binding precedent.

summon order for calling

ANALYSIS OF THE JUDGEMENT

That a writ petition is not maintainable against an order summoning order. However, certain directions were issued to the respondents to comply with, as envisaged under Section 69 (1) of the Act. It is appropriate to take note of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid judgment

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