MADHYA PRADESH HC TURNS DOWN REQUEST FOR PRESENCE OF LAWYER DURING SEARCH & SEIZURE BY GST OFFICERS

The bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Vandana Kasrekar of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking presence of an Advocate during search and seizure under Section 67 of the GST Act, of the Petitioner’s sweet betel nut manufacturing unit stating that the Petitioner “failed to point out any statutory provision or any such legal right” in his favour.