Jyoti Ranjan Sahoo v. State of Orissa
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Orissa treated an impugned demand notice issued without due procedure as valid but conditional. The petitioner was granted two weeks to file a reply. The court remitted the matter to the Government for a reasoned order within specified timelines and decreed no recovery until then.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner given 2 weeks to reply to demand notice; recovery stayed; Government to issue reasoned order by 30th June 2023; decision to be communicated by 7th July 2023.