Supreme Court of India

The State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Paresh Nathalal Chauhan

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Reported as [2024] 3 S.C.R. 1141
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Aravind Kumar JJ.
Decided 12 March 2024

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In view of the above, we expunge paragraph 28 and dispose of the appeal.

Judgment, page 6

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Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to expunction of the observation by the High Court in an interim order that statutory protection contemplated u/s. 157 of the GST Act, in the nature of a good faith clause, not available to the officers of the State conducting search as their conduct, “may not” justify protection. Headnotes Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – s. 157 – Protection of action taken under this Act – Interim order by the High Court, criticising the prolonged stay of the search party at the residence of the respondents as unauthorized and illegal – Observation by the

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