W.P.No.42880 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 11.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN W.P.No.42880 of 2025 and W.M.P.Nos.47949 & 47951 of 2025 M/s. Angel Enterprises, Rep. by its Proprietrix, 465 Mettu Street, Katrambakkam, Sriperumpudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. ... Petitioner Vs. The State Tax Officer, Sriperumbudur Assessment Circle, Kancheepuram District. ... Respondent Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records on the file of the Respondent made in GST/33CUUPG2425F1ZQ/2019-20, dated 19.08.2024 and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.42880 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.S.Kanmani Annamalai For Respondents : Mr.T.N.C.Kaushik Additional Government Pleader ORDER Mr.T.N.C.Kaushik, learned Additional Government Pleader, takes notice for the respondent. 2. With the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondent, this Writ Petition is being disposed of at the time of admission. 3. The petitioner is before this Court against the impugned Order dated 19.08.2024 in Form GST DRC-07 passed by the respondent for the tax period 2019-2020. The impugned order was preceded by a Show Cause Notice in DRC-01 dated 24.05.2024, to which, the petitioner failed to respond and thus, suffered the impugned order. 4. By the impugned order, the demand that has been confirmed against the petitioner is as follows: 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.42880 of 2025 S.No. Act TAX Interest Penalty Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 SGST 255488 234130 34321 523939 2 CGST 255488 234130 34321 523939 3 IGST 0 0 0 0 4 CESS 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 510976 468260 68642 1047878 5. The issue with regard to invalid ITC under Section 16(4) of the respective GST Enactments is now settled in favour of the petitioner in light of the statutory intervention by insertion of Sections 16(5) and 16(6) to the respective GST Enactments, by Finance Act (No.2), 2024 dated 16.08.2024 vide S.O. 4253(E) w.r.e.f 01.07.2017. 6. Considering the same, the matter is remitted back to the respondent to pass a fresh order on merits, subject to the petitioner depositing 50% of the disputed tax demanded for the other issues by the impugned order other than the demand covered under Section 16(4) of the respective GST enactments, in cash from the Petitioner’s Electronic Cash Register within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. In case the petitioner complies with the above stipulation, the 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.42880 of 2025 respondent shall proceed to pass fresh order on merits, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (3) months of such pre-deposit. It is needless to state that, before passing any such order, the petitioner shall be heard. 8. This Writ Petition is disposed of with the above observations. 11.11.2025 raja Neutral Citation : Yes / No To The State Tax Officer, Sriperumbudur Assessment Circle, Kancheepuram District. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.42880 of 2025 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.42880 of 2025 C.SARAVANAN, J. raja W.P.No.42880 of 2025 11.11.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis