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537 rulings found
Orissa High Court
Where petitioner secured appellate relief for refund of GST amount paid under protest and there was no pending proceeding or Commissioner’s order withholding refund in RFD-07 Part A at relevant date, Deputy Commissioner could not lawfully deny refund by relying on potential appeal or unexpired limitation
Telangana High Court
Where registered person was issued notice for cancellation of registration citing fraud, bogus invoicing, and not operating from declared place, but the registration was cancelled on unrelated ground of non-filing of six returns without any notice for same, such cancellation was unsustainable as it violated principles of notice and fair hearing, and registration was restored with liberty to respondent to issue fresh SCN
Telangana High Court
Where petitioner challenged SCN and OIO on ground that a gap of six-months between SCN and OIO was not maintained and also there was violation of earlier liberty to file reply, maintaining a gap of six-month period was merely directory; since repeated opportunities for reply and hearing were given, and OIO was passed within limitation period, challenge on account of not maintaining time gap did not vitiate proceedings. GST: Where petitioner alleged denial of effective hearing as order was issued within five days of last hearing, since records showed multiple notices, repeated reminders, a videographed hearing, and supply of seized records, there was substantial compliance with statutory hearing requirements; no prejudice being caused from a shorter gap, making statutory appeal instead of filing writ was proper remedy. GST: Where petitioner challenged OIO and SCN by filing writ petition despite Supreme Court's order relegating to statutory appeal with pre-deposit, since no exceptional ground was established, adequate opportunity was given, OIO was within limitation, and time-limit plea was not raised earlier, writ petition was not entertainable; lliberty was to be given to pursue statutory appellate remedy
Calcutta High Court
Where petitioner faced multiple demands for same period under section 73 and had filed GSTR-3B by 30.11.2021, since retrospective amendment to section 16(5) regularized ITC, demand raised by subsequent order was not sustainable and same was to be quashed, order-in-original required re-adjudication in light of retrospective benefit and verification of return dates
Orissa High Court
Where adjudication order under section 74 was affirmed in first appeal and petitioner sought writ on grounds of absence of appellate forum, later notification constituted GSTAT with extended deadlines, making writ remedy unavailable since statutory appellate mechanism was operational, requiring petitioner to comply with prescribed appeal process and deposit requirements under section 112
Madras High Court
Where GST registration was cancelled and petitioner sought revival citing precedent in Tvl. Suguna Cutpiece Center v. Appellate Deputy 515 (Madras), impugned cancellation order was to be set aside and writ petition was to be allowed on identical terms
Madras High Court
Where assessee discharged entire tax liability within statutory time but part of payment was mistakenly remitted under IGST head with no such liability, substantial compliance for waiver existed since full payment as per notice was made and rejection solely due to wrong head payment was unsustainable; matter required reconsideration with opportunity to rectify head-wise payment
Gauhati High Court
Where partnership firm’s registration was cancelled based on stale show cause notice with no follow-up action for nearly two years and without affording proper or timely hearing, cancellation order was set aside as not conforming to statutory requirements or fairness, but authority may initiate fresh proceedings without excusing compliance obligations of firm
Gauhati High Court
Where petitioner’s GST registration was cancelled due to alleged non-filing of returns without specifying period and revocation was later rejected solely for non-filing of a reply, absence of particulars in show- cause notice and lack of reasons in rejection order violated statutory requirements and natural justice, thus rejection was to be set aside and matter was to be remanded to notice stage for issuance of complete particulars for effective response
Bombay High Court
Where GST-registered company’s registration was cancelled for non-filing of GSTR-3B despite no allegation of fraud or intentional default, and petitioner undertook to pay all outstanding GST with interest, late fee and penalty, registration was to be restored upon such payment, failing which petition would stand dismissed
Bombay High Court
Where transferor company was dissolved post-amalgamation and all authorities were informed of cessation, issuance of show cause notice and demand order under Section 74 to non-existent transferor was without jurisdiction and void ab initio, as such proceedings cannot be sustained against an entity that ceased to exist following merger and registration cancellation
Bombay High Court
Where show cause notice regarding tax demand involving alleged fraud was not effectively served or uploaded on correct portal window and order under section 74(9) was passed without personal hearing, breach of natural justice occurred warranting quashing of notice and order; matter remanded for fresh decision after affording opportunity to reply and hearing
Gauhati High Court
Where registration of a rice mill company was cancelled by a non-speaking order based on a show cause notice failing to specify months or relevant period of default, with no reasons recorded for cancellation and without providing an effective opportunity of hearing, such order violated principles of natural justice and thus same was to be held illegal, warranting restoration to show cause notice stage for fresh proceedings in accordance with law
Gauhati High Court
Where assessee's appeal under section 107 against ex-parte order for excess ITC was rejected as time-barred and Tribunal was still non-functional, writ against appellate order was maintainable as filing was within statutory window prescribed under Section 112 and Ministry Notification; alternative remedy would not oust Article 226 jurisdiction. GST: Where assessee’s appeal under section 107 was dismissed as time-barred after prior rectification was pursued in good faith and within statutory limitation, principles of section 14 of Limitation Act applied to exclude period spent on rectification proceedings, making appeal filed within condonable one month; thus, appeal would not be time-barred. GST: Where assessee filed appeal within condonable period after OIO confirming excess ITC, absence of a separate condonation application should not have led to summary dismissal, as statutory scheme and Order XLI Rule 3A CPC contemplated affording at least one opportunity to explain delay; thus, non-adherence would render appellate order unsustainable and required restoration for fresh consideration after giving such opportunity
Gujarat High Court
Where department issued show cause notice and tax order in deceased proprietor's name after cancellation of registration with zero dues, in view of fact that petitioner widow had no business connection, all such proceedings and consequential actions like bank account freezing were void and quashed, with liberty to initiate fresh proceedings against legal heir if permissible under law
Madras High Court
Commercial exploitation of market-fee collection rights obtained through public auction was not exempt from GST as a municipal function, since petitioner was not a local authority; tender conditions required payment of taxes, and COVID-period lease waiver could not be claimed as of right while statutory dues remained unpaid
Madras High Court
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
Madras High Court
Where a firm’s unchallenged tax dues had crystallised and a partner’s account was attached through a garnishee notice issued under Section 79(1)(c)(i), action against the partner’s bank account was permissible since partners are liable for firm’s dues, and challenge based on Section 83 provisional attachment was unfounded, hence no ground for interference arose
Patna High Court
Where society's registration was cancelled by respondent authority solely on notice uploaded on portal without serving it through other prescribed modes and cancellation order showed procedural error, with State admitting non-service, such action breached mandatory service and natural justice, vitiating cancellation, thus same was to be set aside with liberty to proceed afresh after due compliance with service requirement and opportunity of hearing
Karnataka High Court
Where a Class-I contractor, after award of works contract before GST regime, paid differential GST arising from transition from VAT to GST and sought reimbursement from State which remained unresolved, State as service recipient was obligated to reimburse such differential GST attributable to regime change since petitioner had executed work and discharged due tax as per law