IDT MCQ — When can confidential information collected during a GST proceeding be published?

**When can confidential information collected during a GST proceeding be published?** A) It can be published at any time for public awareness. B) It can be published only after the final appellate order is passed. C) It can be published only with the previous written consent of the concerned person. D) It can be published if the jurisdictional officer deems it newsworthy. ✅ **Answer: (C) It can be published only with the previous written consent of the concerned person.** **Confidential particulars can be published only with the person's written consent.** The confidentiality provisions of the CGST Act bar disclosure of particulars furnished/collected in proceedings, and publication is permitted **only with the previous consent in writing of the concerned person**. It cannot be published freely for awareness, nor merely after the appellate order, nor on an officer's view of newsworthiness — the gate is the **person's prior written consent**. _Practise 1000s more free CA Final MCQs 👉 https://conferenza.in/mcqs — and discuss your approach below._