DELHI HIGH COURT [ Delhi Soccer Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India]
Petitioner impugns order whereby the impugned Show Cause Notice proposing a demand against the petitioner has been disposed of and a demand including penalty has been created against the petitioner. The order has been passed under Section 73 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Petitioner has made out a case that Petitioner was under the impression that the proceedings under Section 73 of the Act had been closed, since the proceedings under Section 61 of the Act had culminated because of which petitioner did not file a reply. Since the only reason for passing the impugned order is that petitioner had not filed any reply/explanation, one opportunity needs to be granted to the petitioner to respond to the Show Cause Notice. The matter is liable to be remitted to the Proper Officer for re-adjudication. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 19.12.2023 is set aside.