Authority: Calcutta High Court

Order Date: 18‑06‑2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: M/s. Truvolt Engineering Company Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., represented by counsel Ankit Kanodia and Tulika Roy.
  • Respondents: P.M. The Assistant Commissioner, Circle‑IV, CGST & CX, Kolkata Audit‑I, Commissionerate & others, representing the Union of India.
  • The petition challenged the showcause‑cum‑demand notice dated 09‑06‑2025 issued by the CGST authority.
  • During hearing, CGST counsel objected that the writ petition did not contain a specific prayer for the issuance of a writ of mandamus, rendering it non‑maintainable.
  • The Court noted the petition was prima facie sufficient on merits but suffered from a fundamental defect: absence of a specific prayer to quash the notice.
  • Petitioner's counsel sought leave to amend the petition to include the mandamus prayer; the Court declined to permit amendment.
  • Instead, the Court granted leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition on the same cause of action.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
  • Parties directed to obtain an urgent certified copy of the order upon compliance with standard formalities.

Topics: Tax Litigation, GST Compliance