Supreme Court Upholds GST Officers’ Arrest Powers, Declares Section 69 Constitutional - SAG Infotech Official Tax Blog

The Supreme Court has disposed of a writ petition contesting the constitutional validity of Section 69 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017, which authorises GST officers to arrest persons charged with specified GST offences. The bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice K. Vinod Chandran has said that the issue is no longer res integra, as a three-judge Bench had already upheld the…