Statutory text — CGST Rules, 2017, as amendedRule 143
Rule 143. Recovery by deduction from any money owed. -
Where any amount payable by a person (hereafter referred to in this rule as "the defaulter") to the Government under any of the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder is Not paid, the proper officer may require, in FORM GST-DRC-09, a specified officer to deduct the amount from any money owing to such defaulter in accordance with the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 79.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, "specified officer" shall mean any officer of the Central Government or a State Government or the Government of a Union territory or a local authority, or of a Board or Corporation or a company owned or controlled, wholly or partly, by the Central Government or a State Government or the Government of a Union territory or a local authority.
Text as published on the CBIC tax information portal, as on 11 October 2026. The numbered notes record each amendment. Official source