Curb on unfair GST demand recovery proceedings: GST official needs prior approval from higher authority to act within 3 months of demand

If you receive a GST demand order, you have the option to either file an appeal against it or pay the demand amount. However, if GST officials believe that it is necessary to ask for payment before the stipulated time (three months) for the 'interest of revenue', they can do so. Unfortunately, this provision has been misused by some GST field officers. In order to prevent this misuse, Cent…