Honorable Supreme Court dismisses the petition filed challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of CGST Act,2017.

Last updated: 20 January 2021

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The Supreme Court has dismissed several writ petitions that challenged the constitutional validity of certain provisions within the CGST Act, 2017. The petitioners, represented by senior counsel Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, were granted permission to withdraw their petitions. They have also been given the liberty to file appropriate proceedings before the High Court.

Court :
Supreme Court of India

Brief :
Mr Mukul Rohatgi, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, seeks the permission of the Court to withdraw the petitions with liberty to move the High Court in appropriate proceedings.

Citation :
Writ Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s). 272/2020

ITEM NO.29 Court 5 (Video Conferencing) SECTION X
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s).272/2020

DEVENDRA DWIVEDI Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)
(WITH IA No. 92998/2020 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION)

WITH
W.P.(Crl.) No. 273/2020 (X)
(WITH IA No. 93254/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS)

W.P.(Crl.) No. 276/2020 (X)
(WITH IA No. 94891/2020 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF)

W.P.(Crl.) No. 298/2020 (X)
(WITH IA No. 100496/2020 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF)

Date : 07-01-2021 These petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDIRA BANERJEE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Bijendra Chahar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Shashank, Adv.
Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi, AOR
Mr. Abhishek Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr Vijay Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr Mudit Jain, Adv.
Mr Yugant, Adv.
Mr. Akbar Siddique, AOR

For Respondent(s) Mr K K Venugopal, Attorney General For India
Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. S.V. Raju, ASG
Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Adv.
Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv.
Mr. B. Krishna Prasad, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

W.P.(Crl) No.272/2020, 273/2020 and 276/2020

1 Mr Mukul Rohatgi, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, seeks the permission of the Court to withdraw the petitions with liberty to move the High Court in appropriate proceedings.

The writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.

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