LAWS(ALL)-2025-5-121

PATANJALI AYURVED LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA

Decided On May 29, 2025
Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. Appellant
V/S
UNION OF INDIA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioner has prayed for the issuance of a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned Show Cause Notice No.02/2024-25 issued on April 19, 2024 vide Form GST DRC-01 reference No.DGGI/INV/GST/2179/2020/GRU/634(S/L) by Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), Ghaziabad Regional Unit, (hereinafter referred to as 'respondent no.2') bearing CBIC DIN-202404DNN40000555A8B, to the extent of exorbitant unexplained penalty of Rs.2,735,113,681.00 proposed to be levied against the petitioner firm under Sec. 122 (1), clause (ii) and (vii) of the Central Goods and Service Tax, Act 2017 (hereinafter referred to as 'CGST Act') and respective State Statutes namely Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Maharastra Goods and Services Tax, 2017 read with Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

(2.) Factual matrix giving rise to the instant petition is delineated below:

(3.) Mr. Arvind Datar, Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner has made the following submissions: