A. Venkatachalam Civil Contractor v. The Assistant Commissioner (St)
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court writ petitions 23374/23377/23384/23549/23553/23557/23559 of 2026 (decided 01-07-2026, Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy J.) - GST assessment orders on seigniorage/royalty, Assistant Commissioner (ST) Palladam-2 Assessment Circle; certiorari under Article 226; conditional remand with 10% pre-deposit of disputed tax within thirty days; orders dated 24.05.2024 (Mines-01 to Mines-04, periods 2018-19 to 2021-22) and 20.03.2026 (GSTIN 33ABPPV8474RlZB, periods 2020-21 to 2022-23); duplicate assessments for 2020-21 and 2021-22; fresh orders within three months; non-implementation pending Supreme Court decision in pending Special Leave Petition; connected WMPs closed; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Conditional remand rather than outright quashing: subject to the petitioner remitting 10% of the disputed tax demand within thirty days (for 2020-21 under the order dated 24.05.2024 in W.P.No.23384 and for 2021-22 under the order dated 20.03.2026 in W.P.No.23557, and for the other periods under the respective orders), the assessment orders are set aside and remanded for fresh orders within three months after reasonable opportunity; fresh orders not to be implemented pending the Supreme Court's final decision in the pending Special Leave Petition; connected miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs.