- Court
- High Court of Madras
- Decided
- 16 April 2026
- Bench
- C. Saravanan
- Case no.
- WP 14462/2026
Judgment
ORDER Mrs.K.Vasanthamala, learned Government Advocate takes notice for the Respondents. Page2 of 6
¶2This Writ Petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission itself with the consent of the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Government Advocate for the Respondent.
¶3The Petitioner is before this court against the impugned order dated
16.10.2025 whereby the proposal in Show Cause Notices in DRC 01 dated
16.06.2025 has been confirmed in the absence of a reply, for the tax period 2021-2022.
¶4Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that post facto a sum of Rs.3,75,380/- has been recovered from the Petitioners' Electronic Liability Ledger.
¶5Learned Government Advocate for the Respondents is unable to confirm the same.
¶6Learned counsel for the Petitioners fairly concedes that the Petitioners will deposit 25% of the disputed tax, less any amount recovered, as mentioned above.
¶7The learned counsel for the Petitioner has also made the following Page3 of 6 endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle which have been extracted hereunder:- The Petitioner agrees to pay 25% of the disputed tax amount subject to verification of the amount already recovered on 21.01.2026 and 25.02.2026.".
¶8Recording the above consent given by the Petitioner, this case is remitted back to the Respondent to pass fresh order on merits subject to the Petitioner depositing 25% of the disputed tax in the Impugned Order challenged in this Writ Petition, in cash or from the Petitioner's Electronic Cash Register within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
¶9In case the Petitioner is unable to convince the Respondent about the recovery towards the tax demand confirmed by the impugned order, the Petitioner shall deposit 25% of the disputed tax.
¶10Within such time, the Petitioner shall also file a reply to the Show Cause Notice in Form DRC 01 dated 16.06.2025 together with requisite documents to substantiate the case by treating the impugned Order dated
16.06.2025 as an addendum to the Show Cause Notices dated 16.06.2025. Page4 of 6
¶11In case the Petitioner complies with the above stipulations, the Respondent shall proceed to pass a final order on merits and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (3) months of such pre-deposit. Subject to the Petitioner complying with the above stipulations, the attachment of the bank account of the Petitioner if any, shall also stand automatically vacated.
¶12It is made clear that bank attachment shall be lifted subject to the Petitioner depositing 25% of the disputed tax as ordered above and the Petitioners not being in arrears of any other amount for any other tax period barring the amount demanded under the impugned Order.
¶13In case the Petitioner fails to comply with any of the stipulations, the Respondent is at liberty to proceed against the Petitioner to recover the tax in accordance with law as if this Writ Petition was dismissed in limine today.
¶14Needless to state, before passing any such order, the Respondent shall give due notice to the Petitioner.
¶15Any amount recovered or already paid by the Petitioner shall be Page5 of 6 adjusted towards the disputed tax.
¶16This Writ Petition stands disposed of with the above observations. No costs. Connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. (2/2) GV To The State Tax Officer Gandhipuram Circle, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu WPoNo.o14462oofo2026 C.SARAVANANoJ. GV WPoNo.o14462ooofo2026 AND WMPoNos.15674o&o15677oofoo2026 16-04-2026 (2/2) Page6oofo6 Page7 of 6
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Case details
Parties and counsel
Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C. SARAVANAN WP No. 14462 of 2026 AND WMP No.15674, 15677 of 2026 Tvl.Nunes Instruments Rep. by its Proprietor Mr. Sebastian Francis Nunes, 11A/1,11A/2,Sundaram Street, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu-641 027 ..Petitioner Vs The State Tax Officer Gandhipuram Circle, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu ..Respondent PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records of the Impugned Assessment Order in Ref. No. ZD3310251621860 dated 16.10.2025 under Section 73 of the CGST/TNGST Act, 2017 and uploaded the same along with the summary of order in DRC07 for the Financial Year 2021-22 from the files of the Respondent herein, QUASH the same. For Petitioners(s): Ms.Srinidhi S For Respondent(s): Mrs.K.Vasanthamala, GA
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