
Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Pre-decisional hearing required before blocking ITC under Rule 86A CGST | GST/ECL : Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court held that, under Rule 86A CGST, GST authorities must provide a pre-decisional hearing before blocking a taxpayer’s Electronic Credit Ledger, reinforcing natural-justice safeguards. Accordingly, the order freezing Rs 4.43 crore of input tax credit was set aside, restoring the petitioner’s right to claim ITC and signalling that tax officials must follow due-process before restricting credit.