Tvl Rock and Roll Bros vs Deputy State Tax officer-1

Court
Madras High Court

WP No. 44852 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
WP No. 44852 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA012519432026}
AND
WMP NO. 50333 OF 2026,WMP NO. 50335 OF 2026
Tvl Rock and Roll Bros
GSTIN.33AAWFR0920L1ZW
Rep by its authorised signatory
T.Srijayanathi
No.36/2 Bharathiar street
Maniyakarampalayam Road
Ganapathy
Coimbatore-641 006
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. Deputy State Tax officer-1
Saravnaampatti west circle
commercial Taxes building
Dr.Balasundaram Road
coimbatore-641 018
2. Assistant Commissioner ST, Saravanampatti
West Circle
Commercial Taxes Building, Dr. Balasundaram
Road, Coimbatore - 641018
3. Assistant Bank Manager, Axis Bank
No. 1216 Voltas House, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore - 641018
4. Assistant Bank Manager, Axis Bank
No. 11133,1135, 1136, Avinashi Rd, Opposite
Airtel Bharathi Center, Lakshmi Mills,
Pappanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore - 641037
5. Assistant Bank Manager, Karur Vysya Bank
Plot No. 777, Door No. 9, Munusamy Salai,
K.K. Nagar West, Chennai - 600078
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6. Assistant Bank Manager, DBS Bank
Ganapathy Branch, Sri Durgaa Towers, 1157,
Sathy Rd, Ganapathy, Coimbatore - 641006
7. Assistant Bank Manager, State Bank of India
7, May flower, Sakthi complex, Coimbatore -
641036
8. Assistant Bank Manager, State Bank of India
104, Racecourse Road, Coimbatore - 641018
9. Assistant Bank Manager, IndusInd Bank
1951-G, PPTS Tower, Trichy Rd, Near
Alvernia School, Sowripalayam Pirivu,
Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore 641045
..Respondent(s)
The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking
the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified mandamus to call for the records of the
1st respondent vide the impugned order in Form GST DRC -07 bearing
ZD331125493365C dated 28.11.2025 for the financial year 2021-22 and quash
the same as being violative of principles of natural justice and to direct the 1st
respondent to pass fresh orders after bearing the petitioner or pass such other
orders as this Honble court may deem fit and proper in the facts and
circumstance of the case and to quash the recovery notice in FORM GST DRC
-13 dated 1.9.2026 issued by the 2nd respondent and direct the respondents 3 to
9 to defreeze the bank accounts.
For Petitioner(s): Ms.Amita Vasudevan
For Respondent(s): Mr.B.Sivaraman, Government Advocate
Order
The present Writ Petition has been filed challenging the assessment order in
Form GST DRC-07 dated 28.11.2025.
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2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent
initiated proceedings alleging certain discrepancies. The petitioner has
discontinued his business operations and, the petitioner’s GST registration was
cancelled with effect from 28.10.2024. The petitioner was under the bona fide
impression that all proceedings concerning the GST registration had come to an
end and that there were no further proceedings requiring its immediate attention,
particularly regarding online communications. Under such circumstances, the
impugned order came to be passed. The petitioner was not afforded an effective
opportunity to place its explanation and supporting documents before the
respondent prior to the passing of the impugned order. The proceedings were
concluded without properly considering the petitioner’s actual business
transactions, books of account, tax invoices, returns, Input Tax Credit (ITC)
particulars, and the reconciliation of the alleged differences. she further
contends that the mandatory requirement of an effective personal hearing under
Section 75(4) of the CGST Act has not been complied with, and that the order
has been passed in gross violation of the principles of natural justice.
3. Further, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
petitioner is willing to deposit 25% of the disputed tax amount with the
respondent.
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4. On the other hand, the learned Government Advocate (Taxes )
appearing for the respondent submits that the respondent had uploaded the
notices on the GST online portal, but the petitioner failed to avail of the said
opportunity. However, he fairly admitted that no opportunity of a personal
hearing was provided to the petitioner prior to the passing of the impugned
order. Furthermore, since the notices were issued subsequent to the cancellation
of the petitioner's GST registration, he requested this Court to remit the matter
back to the respondent for fresh consideration, subject to the condition that the
petitioner deposits 25% of the disputed tax amount.
5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned
Government Advocate (Taxes) for the respondent, and also perused the
materials available on record.
6. In the case on hand, it is evident that the show-cause notice was
uploaded only under the specific tab of the GST portal. According to the
petitioner, they were not aware of the issuance of the said show-cause notice via
the portal, as it was issued subsequent to the cancellation of their GST
registration, and the physical copy of the said notice was never served upon
them. In such circumstances, this Court is of the view that the impugned
assessment order came to be passed without affording an opportunity of a
personal hearing to the petitioner, thereby confirming the proposals contained in
the show-cause notice.
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7. No doubt, sending notice by uploading in portal is a sufficient service,
but, the Officer who is sending the repeated reminders, despite the fact that
there is no response from the petitioner to the show cause notices etc., the
Officer should have applied his/her mind and explored the possibility of sending
notices by way of other modes prescribed in Section 169 of the GST Act, which
are also the valid mode of service under the Act, otherwise it will not be an
effective service, rather, it would only amount to fulfilling the empty
formalities. Merely passing an ex parte order by fulfilling the empty formalities
will not serve any useful purpose and the same will only pave way for
multiplicity of litigations, not only wasting the time of the Officer concerned,
but also the precious time of the Appellate Authority/Tribunal and this Court as
well.
8. Thus, when there is no response from the tax payer to the notice sent
through a particular mode, the Officer who is issuing notices should strictly
explore the possibilities of sending notices through some other mode as
prescribed in Section 169(1) of the Act, preferably by way of RPAD, which
would ultimately achieve the object of the GST Act. Therefore, this Court finds
that there has been a lack of effort in applying the available opportunities to
serve the notices/orders etc., effectively on the petitioner.
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9. Further, it was submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that
GST Registration was cancelled on 28.10.2024. When such being the case, all
the communications should have been sent to the e-mail id provided by the
petitioner. However, the respondent had failed to do so. Under these
circumstances, the impugned order came to be passed by the respondent without
providing any opportunity of personal hearing, which is a clear violation of
principles of natural justice.
10. That apart, now, the petitioner is willing to pay 25% of the disputed
tax amount to the respondent. In such view of the matter, this Court is inclined
to set aside the impugned order dated 28.11.2025 passed by the respondent.
Accordingly, this Court passes the following order:-
(i) The impugned order dated 28.11.2025 is set aside and the
matter is remanded to the respondent for fresh consideration
on condition that the petitioner shall pay 25% of disputed tax
amount to the respondent within a period of four weeks from
the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The setting aside of
the impugned order will take effect from the date of payment
of the said amount.
(ii) The petitioner shall file their reply/objection along with
the required documents, if any, within a period of three weeks
from the date of payment of amount as stated above.
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(iii) On filing of such reply/objection by the petitioner, the
respondent shall consider the same and issue a 14 days clear
notice, by fixing the date of personal hearing, to the petitioner
and thereafter, pass appropriate orders on merits and in
accordance with law, after hearing the petitioner, as
expeditiously as possible.
11. With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
Consequently, WMP.No.50333/2026 is ordered and WMP.Nos.50335 and
50881 of 2026 are closed.
10-11-2026
Index: Yes/No
Speaking/Non-speaking order
Neutral Citation: Yes/No
SK
To
1. Deputy State Tax officer-1
Saravnaampatti west circle
commercial Taxes building
Dr.Balasundaram Road
coimbatore-641 018
2. Assistant Commissioner ST, Saravanampatti West Circle
Commercial Taxes Building, Dr. Balasundaram Road, Coimbatore - 641018
3. Assistant Bank Manager, Axis Bank
No. 1216 Voltas House, Trichy Road, Coimbatore - 641018
4. Assistant Bank Manager, Axis Bank
No. 11133,1135, 1136, Avinashi Rd, Opposite Airtel Bharathi Center,
Lakshmi Mills, Pappanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore - 641037
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5. Assistant Bank Manager, Karur Vysya Bank
Plot No. 777, Door No. 9, Munusamy Salai, K.K. Nagar West, Chennai -
600078
6. Assistant Bank Manager, DBS Bank
Ganapathy Branch, Sri Durgaa Towers, 1157, Sathy Rd, Ganapathy,
Coimbatore - 641006
7. Assistant Bank Manager, State Bank of India
7, May flower, Sakthi complex, Coimbatore - 641036
8. Assistant Bank Manager, State Bank of India
104, Racecourse Road, Coimbatore - 641018
9. Assistant Bank Manager, IndusInd Bank
1951-G, PPTS Tower, Trichy Rd, Near Alvernia School, Sowripalayam
Pirivu, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore 641045
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KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J.
SK
WP No. 44852 of 2026
AND
WMP NO. 50333 OF 2026,WMP NO. 50335 OF 2026
10-11-2026
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