Summary Of SCN In GST DRC-01 Cannot Substitute Requirement For Issuance Of SCN U/S 73(1) Of CSGT Act: Gauhati High Court
Live LawThe Gauhati High Court stated that issuance of summary of Show Cause Notice in GST DRC-01 cannot substitute requirement for issuance of show cause notice under section 73 of CSGT Act. The assessee has challenged the Order on the ground that there was no proper and prior Show Cause Notice prescribed under sub-section of Section 73 of the Assam Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the assessee was only served with a Summary of Show Cause Notice in Form GST DRC-01. The bench opined that “…….the attachment to the Summary of Show Cause Notice in GST DRC-01 is only the Statement of the determination of tax in terms with Section 73. The said Statement of determination of tax cannot substitute the requirement for issuance of the Show Cause Notice by the Proper Officer in terms with Section 73 of the Central or the State Act.