- The Patna High Court ruled that uploading a show cause notice on the GST portal is not valid service under Section 169 of the Bihar GST Act.
- The court set aside the ex parte assessment order due to lack of opportunity for a hearing.
- Binod Traders challenged the assessment order for the financial year 2017-2018, claiming no proper notice was served.
- The court found that the notice was only uploaded on the portal and not served through other prescribed methods.
- The court directed the issuance of a fresh show cause notice with an opportunity for reply and hearing.
- The ruling introduces ambiguity regarding the interpretation of Section 169 of the Central GST Act, which allows portal upload as a valid service method.
Source: a2ztaxcorp.net
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