- The Supreme Court ruled that provisional attachment orders under Section 83 of the CGST Act, 2017 cannot be renewed or re-issued on the same grounds after the one-year period lapses.
- The Court emphasized that the CGST Act does not allow for extension or renewal of such orders, unlike some other tax statutes.
- Provisional attachment is a pre-emptive measure, not a recovery tool, and must be exercised strictly as per statutory conditions.
- Issuing repeated attachment orders after expiry would undermine the one-year limitation and constitute an abuse of due process.
- The judgment protects taxpayers from indefinite asset freezing, upholds statutory safeguards, and is expected to reduce repetitive litigation.
Source: trilegal.com
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