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670 rulings
Kerala High Court
Where works were completed after GST regime came into force, deduction of embedded KVAT/Service Tax from quoted contract value and levy of GST on resultant amount was valid; any dispute regarding quantification had to be resolved before appropriate forum
Allahabad High Court
Where adjudication order demanding tax, interest and penalty exceeded quantum proposed in SCN and introduced grounds beyond notice, action was contrary to statutory mandate that final demand cannot exceed notice amount or rest on grounds beyond notice, thus, impugned order raising higher demand was unsustainable
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Where registered person's GST registration was cancelled with retrospective effect from 1 May 2023 though SCN did not propose such retrospective cancellation, such order was not sustainable and had to be quashed in view of relevant precedents, with liberty to authorities to issue fresh SCN and proceed as per law
Kerala High Court
Where assessees faced tax determination proceedings on the basis of unsigned notices and orders, quashment of those orders barred authorities from curing defects by re-uploading the same orders and required issuance of fresh notices or orders as per law, with earlier directions enabling such re-issuance or barring limitation set aside and liberty to issue new notices/orders expressly retained
Gujarat High Court
Where petitioner challenged order confirming fake ITC demand involving same SCN and identical modus operandi as connected entity, with both operating from same address and similar allegations, statutory appeal remedy was available, making writ jurisdiction not maintainable, and writ petition was rightly rejected in favour of statutory appellate process
Rajasthan High Court
Where petitioner-college paid affiliation fees to university and demand for GST on such fees was raised, grant of affiliation being a statutory and regulatory function did not constitute supply, affiliation fees were not consideration for taxable activity and were exempt under Entry 66 of Notification 12/2017-CT (Rate), thus GST demand was unsustainable and refund was directed if collected
Delhi High Court
Where penalty proceedings for issuance of invoices without actual supply and wrongful ITC were initiated after an investigation found recipient non-existent, and statutory appeal under section 107 was available to challenge both jurisdiction and procedural grounds, writ petition under Article 226 was not entertained, and petitioner was directed to pursue the appellate remedy, leaving all questions open for consideration by Appellate Authority
Calcutta High Court
Statutory appellate powers which permitted only confirmation, modification or annulment, where Appellate Authority, while dealing with ex parte order confirming tax, interest and penalty for alleged short- payment on outward supplies and availing excess ITC, directed parties to appear before Adjudicating Authority for further proceeding, such remand exceeded statutory appellate powers and Appellate Authority should decide issue within statutory limits. GST: Where despite express statutory prohibition, Appellate Authority remanded matter to Adjudicating Authority for allowing admissible ITC while rectification was rejected as time-barred without addressing jurisdictional defect, both orders were to be set aside; writ remedy was maintainable despite existence of alternative appellate remedy
Karnataka High Court
Failure to upload an adjudication order in regular portal tab, coupled with non- service of full order and subsequent delayed knowledge, justified writ interference despite limitation; dismissal of statutory appeal was set aside, delay condoned and appeal restored for adjudication on merits, assessee having made statutory pre- deposit. GST: Coercive garnishee recovery during pendency of a statutory appeal, despite requisite pre-deposit, was unjustified; in view of appellate restoration, garnishee order was quashed, while dismissal of appeal as time-barred was set aside and delay condoned, with appeal restored for decision on merits
Delhi High Court
Where petitioner, a proprietor engaged in trading agro-chemical products, was issued SCN for mis-declaration, undervaluation and clandestine clearance leading to demand of tax, interest and penalties, proper officer adjudicating tax liability from SCN was also competent to impose all consequential penalties in same adjudication as statute does not require separate proceedings, showing no jurisdictional error
Madras High Court
Where petitioner’s registration was cancelled and revived later, claim for ITC on pending returns was denied as entitlement under section 16(6) is conditional upon ITC not being barred by section 16(4) on date of cancellation, and since petitioner was time-barred under section 16(4) at cancellation, subsequent claim was not permissible
Calcutta High Court
Where proceedings under West Bengal GST Act were initiated by issuing Form GST DRC-01 omitting date, time, and venue for personal hearing and marking those as 'not applicable', thus denying petitioner an opportunity of hearing, entire assessment and demands founded on such defective show cause notice were vitiated and required to be set aside, with liberty for fresh proceedings after granting proper hearing
Telangana High Court
Where registration was cancelled for non-furnishing of returns though SCN alleged fraud, such cancellation was invalid as order rested on a ground not mentioned in SCN, breaching requirement to specify precise grounds with material, therefore SCN and cancellation order were quashed and GST registration was restored, with liberty to issue fresh SCN on proper grounds with supporting documents
Madras High Court
Purchase tax under TNGST and TNVAT was leviable on sand, gravel and jelly purchased from unregistered dealers and used in works contracts; Constitution Bench precedent affirmed such levy, and orders of first appellate authority and Tribunal annulling purchase tax were perverse and set aside, restoring assessments. TNGST: Purchase tax under Section 7-A under TN General Sales Tax Act, 1959 was validly leviable on materials purchased from unregistered dealers for works contracts; Section 7-A operated independently of Section 3-B, which governed taxable turnover of transfer of property, and non obstante clause did not exclude purchase tax on goods not previously tax-suffered. VAT: Purchase tax and penalty were validly leviable on materials purchased from unregistered dealers and used in works contracts; upon upholding purchase-tax liability, returns would become incorrect and incomplete, attracting statutory penalties under both TNGST and TNVAT enactments, and assessee’s challenge was to be dismissed
Supreme Court
Where writ petition was filed due to non-constitution of GST Appellate Tribunal and, thereafter, GST Appellate Tribunal had been constituted and had become functional, assessee was relegated to statutory appellate remedy under section 112; SLP was disposed of with liberty to mention matter before President of GST Appellate Tribunal for consideration of interim relief, with discretion to grant priority hearing
GSTAT Cuttack
Where assessee deposited pre-deposit at first appeal stage exceeding percentage of tax remaining in dispute after first appellate order, no further pre- deposit was required for admission of Tribunal appeal since earlier payment equalled or surpassed statutory requirement based on surviving disputed tax, rendering any fresh deposit unjustified
Himachal Pradesh High Court
Where order dated 17.01.2025 cancelled registration retrospectively from 15.03.2022 without recording reasons for such retrospectivity in SCN or order, even though material showed no functioning unit at declared premises, retrospective cancellation was to be set aside and petitioner was entitled to a fresh reasoned decision on effective date, with actions post 17.01.2025 remaining intact
Himachal Pradesh High Court
Where petitioner challenged order-in-original and GST DRC-07 summary by writ petition despite statutory remedy of appeal under section 107, petitioner was required to pursue appellate remedy and period spent in writ was to be excluded from limitation, allowing appeal to be filed within thirty days
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
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Where assessee’s reply to Section 74 SCN was not considered and mandatory hearing under Section 75(4) was not granted, same vitiated DRC-07 assessment; as hearing was required where adverse decision was contemplated, order and consequential proceedings were unsustainable and were to be quashed. GST: Violation of natural justice and failure to grant mandatory hearing under Section 75(4) rendered assessment under Section 74 legally unsustainable; consequently, endorsement rejecting statutory appeal as time-barred could not survive, and assessment with all consequential proceedings was to be set aside