Karnataka HC Quashes GST Demand Over ‘Same Officer Acting as Auditor and Adjudicating Authority’; Orders Fresh Proceedings by New Officer

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Karnataka HC Quashes GST Demand Over ‘Same Officer Acting as Auditor and Adjudicating Authority’; Orders Fresh Proceedings by New Officer

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09/12/2025

By Mariya Paliwala

Karnataka HC Quashes GST Demand Over ‘Same Officer Acting as Auditor and Adjudicating Authority’; Orders Fresh Proceedings by New Officer

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The Karnataka High Court has set aside an ex parte GST demand order issued against a Mangaluru-based real estate developer after holding that the same officer cannot issue audit observations and also adjudicate the show-cause proceedings, terming it a violation of legal procedure and natural justice. The bench of Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar has observed…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

Karnataka HC Quashes GST Demand Over ‘Same Officer Acting as Auditor and Adjudicating Authority’; Orders Fresh Proceedings by New Officer

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