Petitions pile up as GST notices come after 3 years of returns filing

A large number of businesses, which received goods and services tax (GST) notices in December 2023 and January this year due to the extension of the deadline for the issuance of notices, have moved various high courts questioning the legal validity of the notices. Some high courts have issued notices to the Centre and asked it not to take coercive action against the taxpayers, said people with kno…