WP/12461/2026 of m/s.SWOT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs The Assistant Commissioner (ST)(FAC)
W.P.No.12461 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 02.04.2026
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN
W.P.No.12461 of 2026
and
W.M.P.Nos.13633 and 13634 of 2026
Ms.SWOT Technologies Private Limited,
Represented by its Director ... Petitioner
Vs.
The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC),
K.K.Nagar Assessment Circle,
Greams Road,
Annex Building,
Chennai – 600 006. ... Respondent
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India , for
issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the Respondent in
his proceedings in GSTIN/33AAQCS0530E1ZO/2019-2020, quash the order
dated 29.08.2024 passed therein.
For Petitioner : Mr.P.V.Sudakar
For Respondent : Ms.Amirtha Poonkodi Dinakaran
Government Advocate
ORDER
Ms.Amirtha Poonkodi Dinakaran, learned Government Advocate
takes notice for the Respondent.
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2. The Petitioner is before this Court against the impugned Order
dated 29.08.2024 whereby the proposal in the Show Cause Notice in GST
DRC-01 dated 20.05.2024 has been confirmed.
3. It is noticed that the Petitioner has also replied to the sam e in
GST DRC-06 on 20.06.2024.
4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the reply filed by
the Petitioner was vague and therefore it has resulted in an adverse order.
5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is
willing to deposit 50% of the disputed tax as a condition for de novo
adjudication.
6. Learned Government Advocate for the Respondent has no
objection for the above arrangement.
7. The learned counsel for the Petitioner has also made an
endorsement to that effect in the Court Bundle, which is extracted hereunder:-
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“The Petitioner consents to deposit 50% of
tax component for denovo adjudication.”
8. Recording the same, the case is remitted back to the Respondent
to pass a fresh order in lieu of the impugned Order dated 29.08.2024 subject
to the Petitioner depositing 50% of the disputed tax in cash or from the
Petitioner's Electronic Cash Register within a period of thirty (30) days from
the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
9. Within such time, the Petitioner shall also file a reply to the
Show Cause Notice in GST DRC-01 dated 20.05.2024 together with requisite
documents to substantiate the case by treating the impugned Order date d
29.08.2024 as an addendum to the Show Cause Notice dated 20.05.2024.
10. In case the Petitioner complies with the above stipulations, the
Respondent shall proceed to pass a final order on merits and in acc ordance
with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (3)
months of such reply / pre-deposit. Subject to the Petitioner complying with
the above stipulations, the attachment of the bank account of the Petitione r
shall also stand automatically vacated.
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11. It is made clear that bank attachment shall be lifted subjec t to
the deposit of 50% of the disputed tax as ordered above and the Petitioner not
being in arrears of any other amount for any other tax period barri ng the
amount demanded under the impugned Order.
12. In case the Petitioner fails to comply with any of the
stipulations, the Respondent is at liberty to proceed against the Pet itioner to
recover the tax in accordance with law as if this Writ Pet ition was dismissed
in limine today.
13. Needless to state, before passing any such order, the
Respondent shall give due notice to the Petitioner.
14. This Writ Petition stands disposed of with the above
observations. No costs. Connected Writ Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.
02.04.2026
Neutral Citation : Yes / No
arb
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To:
The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC),
K.K.Nagar Assessment Circle,
Greams Road,
Annex Building,
Chennai – 600 006.
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C.SARAVANAN, J.
arb
W.P.No.12461 of 2026
and
W.M.P.Nos.13633 and 13634 of 2026
02.04.2026
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