Can the person chargeable with tax pay the amount of demand along with interest before the service of show cause notice under sub-section 73(1) or statement under section 73(3)

Yes. The person chargeable with tax can pay the amount of tax along with interest under section 50 based on his own ascertainment of such tax or the tax as ascertained by the proper officer and inform the proper officer in writing of such payment in Form GST DRC-03. On receipt of such information, the proper officer shall issue an acknowledgement for accepting the payment made by the said person in Form GST DRC-04 and shall not serve any notice or statement with respect to the tax so paid.

(ICAI FAQ PUBLICATIONS 06-09-2017 Determination of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilized for any reason other than fraud or any willful misstatement or suppression of facts: FAQ NO. 4)