Digvijay Singh Bhandari Versus Shri Nishant Warwade & Others
GST
2018 (8) TMI 136 – MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT – 2018 (17) G. S. T. L. 614 (M. P.)
MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT – HC
Dated:- 27-7-2018
W. P. No. 15994/2018
GST
Vivek Rusia And Ashok Kumar Joshi, JJ.
Dr. Manohar Dalal, learned counsel for the petitioner
ORDER
Heard on I.A.No.3573/2018.
By the aforesaid application, the petitioner is seeking impeadement of respondent Nos.7 & 8 in this petition.
Keeping in view the reasons mentioned in the application, same is allowed.
Amendment be made in the cause-title.
The petitioner has filed the present petition in the nature of PIL seeking direction to the respondent No.1 to pay the GST @ 18% on complimentary ticket
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omplimentary bases without payment of GST, therefore, enquiry is liable to be conducted through CBI & GST is also liable to be recovered from them.
The entire petition is based on the newspaper published in the local newspaper about distribution of free passed worth of Rs. 60.00 lac to Collector. No other material has been produced in the present petition in support of the allegations.
The Apex Court in case of B.Singh (Dr.) Vs. Union of India, reported in (2004) 3 SCC 369 has observed as under & dismissed the PIL:
“The petitioner nowhere has stated that he has any personal knowledge of the allegations made against respondent No.3. He does not even aver that he made any effort to find out whether the allegations have any basis. He only
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ts. The aforesaid order is reproduced below:
“This petition is filed only on the basis of some newspapers reports which cannot be the basis for filing a Public Interest Litigation. Therefore, this petition is dismissed at this stage. However, if the petitioner collects some credible material he shall be entitled to approach the Court.
With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is dismissed.”
The present petition is also based on the newspapers report, hence, same is not liable to be entertained and accordingly dismissed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner that he can approach this Court if he collects some credible material in respect of the allegations made in the petition.
Petition is accordingly dismissed.
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