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Calcutta High Court
Where an ex parte order under Section 74 was uploaded under a wrong portal tab and thus, escaped assessee’s notice,impugned order was to be set aside and opportunity to contest SCN was granted subject to deposit of Rs. 1 lakh towards disputed tax
Kerala High Court
Where demand under section 74 and confiscation proceedings under section 130 were founded on witness statements and request for cross examination was rejected on irrelevant grounds, denial of effective opportunity vitiated adjudication and matter was liable to be remanded for fresh proceedings
Rajasthan High Court
Where petitioner's GST registration was cancelled and statutory appeal was filed with delay of 167 days due to bona fide, uncontrollable reasons including business closure and fraud-tag impacting livelihood, and Appellate Authority otherwise lacked jurisdiction to condone such delay, non-adjudication would cause grave prejudice so delay was condoned and appeal was directed to be entertained on merits
Madras High Court
Where SCN identified excess ITC claim due to mismatch in returns and did not allege fraud or suppression, proceeding should be under section 73, not section 74, as section 74's ingredients were absent, making assessment order unsustainable and requiring remand for a fresh decision under proper section with liberty for statutory reliefs
Madras High Court
Where for FY 2024-25 assessee was issued SCN invoking Section 74 after its omission and introduction of Section 74-A, direction for fresh notice under Section 74-A and due procedure was correct, but initial notice was not without jurisdiction as authority existed, only wrong provision was cited, thus proceedings to continue under correct provision with clarification
Allahabad High Court
Where penalty order imposed amount exceeding what was proposed in show- cause notice, since statute bars confirming liability beyond SCN, such excess imposition suffered from jurisdictional error
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Where assessee was subjected to assessment for multiple tax periods and a common assessment order was passed clubbing separate periods under both CGST and APGST, such composite order was not sustainable and was liable to be set aside, requiring fresh proceedings period-wise in accordance with law
Kerala High Court
Where petitioner filed returns for November 2018 to March 2019 before 30.11.2021 and claimed ITC for FY 2018-19, since statutory cut-off stood satisfied, refusal of ITC was not sustainable and same required reconsideration under Section 16(5) if otherwise eligible
Kerala High Court
Where petitioner claimed ITC for March 2020 and furnished return on 04.01.2021, denial of ITC solely on ground of not filing return before cut-off under section 64 was unsustainable as return was within statutory period under section 16(5) and section 65, thus order declining ITC was to be quashed and reconsideration directed if petitioner otherwise eligible
Madras High Court
Where registered purchaser claimed ITC on supplies from identified supplier and produced bank statements, invoices, e-way bills, ledgers and GSTR-2A/2B in response to SCN issued under Section 73, reversal of ITC solely due to supplier's registration cancellation without considering produced documents or affording opportunity for additional evidence could not be sustained and order was set aside for fresh adjudication
Madras High Court
Refund of IGST on zero-rated exports could not be rejected solely on basis of Board Circular No. 37/2018, which was struck down as inconsistent with statutory provisions and Rules; rejection without examining claim under governing law was unsustainable, and matter was remanded for re-adjudication
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
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
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 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 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
Madras High Court
Where petitioner’s belated input tax credit was disallowed solely for non-filing of a reply to SCN, subsequent statutory amendment enabled condonation of ITC delay with retrospective effect, requiring reconsideration of demand, thus petitioner could now establish receipt of supplies and eligibility, and delay by itself did not bar entitlement if compliance conditions were met
Gauhati High Court
GST registration cannot be cancelled for non-filing of returns on basis of a vague show cause notice lacking specific period of return default and absence of reasons;cancellation was to be quashed and matter remanded to show cause stage
Gauhati High Court
Where registration of petitioner providing vehicles on hire was cancelled for non-filing of returns based on a show-cause notice lacking details of default period and an order devoid of specific reasons, such non-speaking cancellation order violated statutory mandate and natural justice, warranting quashing and remand for fresh consideration, as adverse civil consequences necessitate reasoned decision