High Court of Gujarat7 July 2026

Mahesh Enterprises v. State of Gujarat

R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7422 OF 2026

The ruling in brief

Where without furnishing mandatory undertaking or pre-deposit for stay as required by Circular 224/18/2024-GST and relevant notifications, assessee filed GSTAT appeal seven months after Order-in-Appeal was passed, refund claim for tax recovered from assessee was untenable

Provisions considered

Section 112, read with sections 168 and 172 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

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