NAVIN VISHWANATHAN PROP OF M/S ORIENTAL FACILITY vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROU. THE SEC. MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ORS — WP/8709/2025

Case under Sales Tax Act 1979 Section NA. Next hearing: 15th April 2026.

Next hearing 15-Apr-2026

CNR: HCBM010303042025

Filing Number

WP/19196/2025

Filing Date

10-Jun-2025

Registration No

WP/8709/2025

Registration Date

27-Jun-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Shri Justice Farhan Parvez Dubash

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Shri Justice Farhan Parvez Dubash

Bench Type

Division

Category

INDIRECT TAXES ( 17 )

Sub-Category

SALES TAX (STATE) ( 13 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Last updated 24-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Sales Tax Act 1979 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NAVIN VISHWANATHAN PROP OF M/S ORIENTAL FACILITY

    Adv. Sujit Sahoo

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROU. THE SEC. MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ORS

  2. 2.DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (RAI-NOD-E-

  3. 3.STATE BANK OF INDIA

Case History

  1. 15-Apr-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 15-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Shri Justice Farhan Parvez DubashView PDF

    Case Summary Navin Vishwanathan vs. State of Maharashtra - Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 8709 of 2025 Outcome: Petition allowed. The court quashed the GST department's order freezing the petitioner's bank account and directed the bank to de-freeze it within one week. The department may initiate fresh proceedings with proper notice if it believes the deceased father's tax dues are recoverable from the petitioner under GST law. Key Issue: The GST authority froze the petitioner's personal bank account to recover his deceased father's outstanding tax dues (₹4.15 crore) based solely on similarity of trade name ("M/s. Oriental Facility"), without issuing a show-cause notice or hearing to the petitioner despite having separate GST registrations and distinct businesses. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 26-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Shri Justice Farhan Parvez DubashView PDF

  4. 26-Mar-2026

    High On Board (Hob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

  5. 18-Mar-2026

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  6. 18-Mar-2026

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

  7. 25-Feb-2026

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  8. 25-Feb-2026

    High On Board (Hob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

  9. 20-Feb-2026

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  10. 12-Feb-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

  11. 05-Feb-2026

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  12. 16-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  13. 09-Dec-2025

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  14. 09-Dec-2025

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  15. 25-Nov-2025

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  16. 25-Nov-2025

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  17. 18-Nov-2025

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  18. 18-Nov-2025

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  19. 11-Nov-2025

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  20. 11-Nov-2025

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  21. 04-Nov-2025

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  22. 04-Nov-2025

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  23. 14-Oct-2025

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  24. 14-Oct-2025

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  25. 07-Oct-2025

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  26. 07-Oct-2025

    For Admission

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  27. 30-Sep-2025

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  28. 30-Sep-2025

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  29. 25-Aug-2025

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  30. 11-Aug-2025

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  31. 29-Jul-2025

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  32. 29-Jul-2025

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  33. 22-Jul-2025

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  34. 22-Jul-2025

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  35. 15-Jul-2025

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  36. 15-Jul-2025

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  37. 08-Jul-2025

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  38. 08-Jul-2025

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  39. 01-Jul-2025

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  40. 01-Jul-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  41. 10-Jun-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/8709/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary Navin Vishwanathan vs. State of Maharashtra - Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 8709 of 2025 Outcome: Petition allowed. The court quashed the GST department's order freezing the petitioner's bank account and directed the bank to de-freeze it within one week. The department may initiate fresh proceedings with proper notice if it believes the deceased father's tax dues are recoverable from the petitioner under GST law. Key Issue: The GST authority froze the petitioner's personal bank account to recover his deceased father's outstanding tax dues (₹4.15 crore) based solely on similarity of trade name ("M/s. Oriental Facility"), without issuing a show-cause notice or hearing to the petitioner despite having separate GST registrations and distinct businesses. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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