High Court of Madras23 June 2026

Renaatus Projects (P.) Ltd. v. Joint Director, Directorate General of gst Intelligence, Chennai

For revenue

W.A. NO.190 OF 2026

The ruling in brief

Where GST-registered contractor in Tamil Nadu executed a construction contract for Supreme Court building at Port Louis, Mauritius under Government of India grant and SCN was issued alleging supply linkage with India based on procurement and financial consolidation, writ to quash SCN was premature as alleged lack of jurisdiction was not patent but required factual examination; so writ appeal was to be dismissed

Provisions considered

Section 7, read with Section 12, of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, read with Sections 2(70), 2(71), 2(71)(iii) and 7(1) of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/Tamilnadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

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Renaatus Projects (P.) Ltd. v. Joint Director, Directorate General of gst Intelligence, Chennai

The ruling in brief

Provisions considered

Renaatus Projects (P.) Ltd. v. Joint Director, Directorate General of gst Intelligence, Chennai

The ruling in brief

Provisions considered

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Adarsh Vidhya Mandir Senior Secondary School v. Union of India

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