Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To GST Dept In Mahesh Langa's Plea Against Second FIR On Alleged Tax Fraud
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Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To GST Dept In Mahesh Langa's Plea Against Second FIR On Alleged Tax Fraud

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The Gujarat High Court on Monday issued notice to the State and GST Department in a plea by journalist Mahesh Langa for quashing an FIR registered at Rajkot where though Langa has not been made an accused, he apprehends the same as a similar FIR pertaining to alleged GST fraud is already registered at Ahmedabad. The court thereafter said, “Heard learned Advocate Mr. A.J Yagnik with Mr. Rajguru for the Petitioner and Senior Advocate, Learned Additional Advocate General Mr. Amin with Learned APP. Issue Notice returnable on 07.01.2025.” Background The FIR in question has been registered at DCB Police Station, Rajkot under Sections 420 465 467 Section 468 471 120B. The complaint was filed by the CGST Superintendent alleging that an entity–M/S Shree Krishna Trading fraudulently obtaining GST registration using forged documents to generate fake bills and illegally passed Input Tax Credit to different firms including D.A.

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