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LOVELESH SINGHAL v. CENTRAL BORAD OF INDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMS & ORS.

High Court, Delhi
Nitin Wasudeo Sambre, Justice & Ajay Digpaul, Justice

LOVELESH SINGHAL
v.
CENTRAL BORAD OF INDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMS & ORS.

W.P.(C) 1426/2026 dated 02.02.2026

Law : GST
Act Name : Central Goods & Service Tax Act, 2017 & Integrated Goods & Service Tax Act, 2017
Relevant Section : Section 5, 70 & 168 & Section 20
Decision : In favour of revenue

Section 70 summon & Circular validity – Summon issued by Superintendent pursuant to CBEC Circular No.3/3/2017 assigning proper officer functions under section 2(91) read with section 168(2) CGST Act – Petitioner challenged circular lacking Commissioner-in-Board proposal & Board approval, served post-appearance date – Respondents justified via s.168(2) compliance presumption – Relied on presumption of validity absent proof of procedural infirmity – Held: Writ partly allowed – Circular upheld – Summon appearance rescheduled to 23.03.2026.

Represented By:

Counsel for the Petitioner: A.K. Babbar, Surendra Kumar, Atul Babbar, Bharat Kumar Tripathi & Rahul Chauhan, Advs.

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