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HomeGSTGST Dept. Can’t Seize Cash Without Evidentiary Link to Tax Evasion: Calcutta...

GST Dept. Can’t Seize Cash Without Evidentiary Link to Tax Evasion: Calcutta High Court

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GST Dept. Can’t Seize Cash Without Evidentiary Link to Tax Evasion: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that the Goods and Services Tax (GST)  department has no power to seize or seal cash merely on suspicion of it being unaccounted, unless the currency itself has direct evidentiary relevance to proceedings under the GST law.  The bench of  Justice Om Narayan Rai directed the immediate de-sealing of…

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Mariya Paliwala
Mariya Paliwalahttps://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.

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