M/S Durga Traders Thru. Proprietor Durga Shankar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Tax and Registration Lko. and 2 Others
Writ Tax – Natural justice – Denial of personal hearing
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT TAX No. 714 of 2026 — M/s Durga Traders (through proprietor Durga Shankar) v. State of U.P. — writ petition disposed of by quashing the impugned order dated 19.12.2025 for breach of natural justice, as no personal hearing was granted after the petitioner filed his reply; respondent authorities directed to grant a personal hearing and pass a reasoned order in accordance with law. Bench: Shekhar B. Saraf, J. and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, J. Counsel: Anand Dubey and Utkarsh Misra for petitioner; Sanjay Sarin, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, for the State. Keywords: natural justice, personal hearing, quashing, reasoned order, tax writ.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated December 19, 2025 quashed and set aside; respondent authorities directed to grant personal hearing to the petitioner and thereafter pass a reasoned order in accordance with law.