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2025 DAILYLAW 10270 (RAJ)

M/S MAHESHWARI FURNITURE HOUSE v. CHIEF COMMISSIONER

CW/3578/2021 · 2025-03-24

Avneesh Jhingan, Maneesh Sharma

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[2025:RJ-JP:13157-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3577/2021 M/s Maheshwari Furniture House, 135, Shopping Center Kota, Rajasthan Through Its Proprietor Naresh Kumar Somani S/o Chand Mal Somani. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Chief Commissioner State Goods And Service Tax, Kar Bhawan, Ambedkar Circle, Jaipur. 2. Appellate Authority, State Tax, State Tax Department, Ajmer, Camp- Kota. 3. Assistant Commissioner, Anti Evasion, Rajasthan Goods And Services Tax Department, Kota. ----Respondents Connected With D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3578/2021 M/s Maheshwari Furniture House, 135, Shopping Center Kota, Rajasthan Through Its Proprietor Naresh Kumar Somani S/o Chand Mal Somani. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Chief Commissioner, State Goods And Service Tax, Kar Bhawan, Ambedkar Circle, Jaipur. 2. Appellate Authority, State Tax, State Tax Department, Ajmer, Camp- Kota. 3. Assistant Commissioner, Anti Evasion, Rajasthan Goods And Services Tax Department, Kota. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Paridhi Jain with Mr. Mayank Vyas on behalf of Mr. Pankaj Ghiya For Respondent(s) : Mr. Kartikeya Sharma on behalf of Mr. Sandeep Taneja, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANEESH SHARMA [2025:RJ-JP:13157-DB] (2 of 3) [CW-3577/2021] Order 24/03/2025 1. The writ petitions are filed seeking quashing of impugned orders dated 08.05.2019 and 20.01.2020. 2. One of the grievance raised is that the Goods and Service Tax Tribunal (for short ‘the Tribunal’) is not functional inspite of the implementation of the GST in 2017. 3. Learned counsel relies upon order dated 20.02.2025 passed by this Court while disposing of D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.16705/2024 with the following directions:- “Though the matter comes up for admission today, with the consent of the parties, the petition is being disposed of finally. At the outset, learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that at present the Tribunal has not been constituted and the process towards constitution of the Tribunal is going on, therefore, in these circumstances, the petition may not be kept pending but with appropriate protection available under Section 112(8) of the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax, 2017 (for short ‘the Act’), this petition may be disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to file appeal within stipulated period from the date the Tribunal is constituted. In support of his submission, he places reliance upon a circular dated 23.03.2020 issued by Government of Rajasthan Finance Department (Tax Division). 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner agrees to the disposal of the petition on the aforesaid condition. [2025:RJ-JP:13157-DB] (3 of 3) [CW-3577/2021] 4. Accordingly, this petition, at this stage, is disposed off with a direction that in case petitioner makes payment as per provisions contained in Sub-section (8) of Section 112 of the Act, further proceedings shall not be drawn for recovery of the balance amount, provided that the petitioner avails statutory remedy of appeal within a period of three months from the date of the constitution of the Tribunal.” 4. Taking into account that the petitioners have remedy of appeal, the writ petitions are disposed of relegating the petitioners to the remedy of appeal. The petitioners shall comply with the requisite of pre-deposit for filing appeal within six weeks from today. 5. Considering that as on date the Tribunal is not functional, in the eventuality of the petitioners filing an appeal within three months of the constitution of the Tribunal, same shall be considered to have been filed within limitation. Thereafter, the petitioners shall be at liberty to make a request for early disposal of the appeal and the same shall be considered in accordance with law. (MANEESH SHARMA),J (AVNEESH JHINGAN),J Seema/Chandan/52-53