Date: September 1, 2026

Regulatory Disclosure

Notice Details

Issuing Authority: Deputy Commissioner of State Tax, CT & GST Circle, Balasore, Odisha

Notice Type: Show Cause Notice (DRC 01)

Legal Basis: Section 74 of CGST Act, 2017 & OGST Act, 2017

Receipt Date & Time: August 31, 2026 at 11:50 a.m. (IST)

Financial Year: 2020-21

Nature of Dispute

The GST Department has raised objections on the following six major concerns:

  • Discharge of CGST & SGST liabilities without due interest
  • Issuance of Credit Notes beyond time limit
  • Receipts of Credit Notes for inward supplies & reduction of ITC thereon
  • Availed blocked Credit under Section 17(5) of CGST/SGST Act
  • Disallowance of Input Tax Credit on contravention of Section 16(2)(c) of CGST/SGST Act
  • Liability under RCM transactions

Financial Details

Total Demand: ₹3,89,21,097/- (Three Crore Eighty-Nine Lakh Twenty-One Thousand Ninety-Seven Rupees)

Breakdown:

  • Tax: ₹1,30,83,256/-
  • Interest: ₹1,27,54,585/-
  • Penalty: ₹1,30,83,256/-

Expected Financial Implications

The GST Department has proposed to recover the amount of ₹3,89,21,097/- under Section 74 of CGST & OGST Act, 2017. However, the company states:

  • This is only a show cause notice at this preliminary stage
  • The company firmly believes it maintains strong legal and factual grounds
  • The company will take all necessary actions to present and defend its case
  • There is no expected material financial impact
  • The company does not consider it likely that this potential demand will materialize as a claim
  • The company is in the process of preparing a response to the Show Cause Notice