High Court of Gujarat2 July 2026

Kuehne Nagel (P.) Ltd. v. Union of India

For assessee

R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NOS. 663, 667, 669, 671, 4373 AND 4408 OF 2026

The ruling in brief

Where petitioner’s original refund application filed on an earlier date was wrongly refused leading to court-directed re-filing, interest under Section 56 must be calculated from original filing date, as initial refusal cannot defer statutory interest; thus, officer’s adoption of later date for interest denial was unsustainable and interest was to be granted from date of first filing

Provisions considered

Section 56, read with section 54, of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

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The ruling in brief

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Kuehne Nagel (P.) Ltd. v. Union of India

The ruling in brief

Provisions considered

Kuehne Nagel (P.) Ltd. v. Union of India

The ruling in brief

Provisions considered

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