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2023 DIGILAW 4736 (DEL)

Gulati Enterprises v. Union of India

2023-08-09

AMIT MAHAJAN, VIBHU BAKHRU

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JUDGMENT Vibhu Bakhru, J. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia , impugning orders dated 13.08.2019, 21.07.2020 & 04.08.2021 whereby the petitioner's bank accounts were attached. It is pointed out that in addition to the orders mentioned in the present petition, the Commissioner of CGST, Belapur had passed another order dated 05.08.2022, which in effect further extended the period of provisional attachment. One year has passed since the said order was passed and in terms of Section 83(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereafter ` the CGST Act '), the said order is no longer operative. 2. Mr. Hossain, learned counsel for respondent no.2 states that the Commissionerate at Belapur has not passed any further orders of provisional attachment of the petitioner's assets after 05.08.2022. 3. A tabular statement indicating the details of the orders of provisional attachment passed in respect of the petitioner's bank accounts is set out below: S. NO. Bank Account Details 1ST Provisional Attachment Order Date: 13.08.2019 2nd Provisional Attachment Order Date: 21.07.2019 3rd Provisional Attachment Order Date: 04.08.2021 4th Provisional Attachment Order Date: 05.08.2022 1. Yes Bank Ltd. Dwarka Branch Account No.023663700000200 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel12-86/Gr.A/Gulati/20-19-20/1746 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Creations/Enq/19-20/198 Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Creations/Enq/19-20/3860 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Creations/Enq/19-20/2451 2. HDFC Bank Ltd. Patparganj Industrial Area Account No.28407630000697 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel12-86/Gr.A/Gu lati/20-19-20/1748 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Creations/Enq/19-20/200 Creations/Enq/19-20/2449 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Creations/Enq/19-20/3858 3. HDFC Bank Ltd. Patparganj Industrial Area Account No.28401530001344 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel12-86/Gr.A/Gulati/20-19-20/745 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Creations/Enq/19-20/197 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Creations/Enq/19-20/3861 Order Reference No.V/AE/Bel/Gr.E/12-27/Ritesh Creations/Enq/19-20/2452 4. Since the order dated 05.08.2022 - which was the last provisional order passed by the Commissionerate at Belapur - is no longer operative, the present petition has been rendered academic. 5. In the given circumstances, we consider it apposite to dispose of the present petition by directing the concerned bank (respondent no.3) to not interdict the operation of the petitioner's bank account on account of any of the orders of the provisional attachment that are mentioned above. 6. The petition is disposed of the in the aforesaid directions. 7. It is clarified that if any further order of provisional attachment is passed, the petitioner is not precluded to assail the same. 8. All rights and contentions of the parties are reserved.