High Court of Karnataka
Basayya v. Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes
WRIT PETITION NO.102192 OF 2026 (T-RES)
High Court of Karnataka
WRIT PETITION NO.102192 OF 2026 (T-RES)
Where contractor executed works contracts spanning KVAT and GST regimes, with portions completed pre-GST but billed and GST paid post-GST without collection from employer, writ petition was to be disposed of in terms of operative portions of order passed in Chandrashekaraiah v. State of Karnataka [2024] 158 proceeding
Section 142, read with sections 12 and 13, of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/Karnataka Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 - Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003
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