Facts of the Case

This D.B. Review Petition (Writ) No. 51/2020 arose out of earlier writ proceedings involving the Union of India, the State of Rajasthan, the GST Council, the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, on one side, and the Tax Bar Association, Jodhpur, on the other. The record indicates the petitioners (Union of India and connected authorities) had moved an application (inward no. 01/2022) seeking withdrawal of the review petition itself. No party appeared for the petitioner(s) when the matter was taken up, and the order simply records disposal of the withdrawal application.

Issues Involved

  1. Whether the withdrawal application should be allowed and the review petition dismissed as withdrawn.

Petitioner's Arguments

  • The petitioners sought withdrawal of the review petition, for reasons stated in their withdrawal application, without pressing any substantive ground relating to the GST Council/GSTN issue that had originally been under challenge or review.

Respondent's Arguments

  • No submissions on behalf of the respondent (Tax Bar Association) are recorded in this brief order.

Court Order / Findings

  • The Division Bench allowed the withdrawal application for the reasons stated in it.
  • Consequent to allowing the withdrawal application, the review petition itself was dismissed as withdrawn.
  • No findings whatsoever were recorded on the substantive issue that had originally been raised concerning the GST Council or GSTN, since the matter was disposed of purely on withdrawal.

Important Clarification

This order contains no ruling on the legality or structure of the GST Council or GSTN — whatever question was originally sought to be reviewed was never examined, because the review petition was withdrawn at the petitioners' own request. Readers should not infer any outcome, favourable or otherwise, on the underlying GST Council/GSTN validity question from this order; it simply closes the review proceedings.

Sections Involved

  • Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — the underlying subject matter (GST Council and GSTN), though no substantive provision was examined in this order.
  • Article 226, Constitution of India — the original writ jurisdiction under which the underlying petition (subject of review) had been filed.

Decision – In Favour of

Disposed of without a decision on merits — the review petition was dismissed as withdrawn at the petitioners' own request, so no view was expressed for or against either side on the substantive GST Council/GSTN question.

Case Details

  • Court: High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur
  • Case No.: D.B. Review Petition (Writ) No. 51/2020
  • Neutral Citation: [2023:RJ-JD:27740-DB]
  • Coram: Hon'ble Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kuldeep Mathur
  • Date of Order: 2 September 2023

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