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Department Wins: Allahabad High Court Declines to Interfere with GST Show Cause Notice under Article 226 in Trimurti Fragrances And Flavours Pvt. Ltd. vs. Director General Of Goods And Services Tax (WRIT TAX No. 1290 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
Trimurti Fragrances And Flavours Pvt. Ltd. and six other petitioners approached the Allahabad High Court challenging a Demand-cum-Show Cause Notice dated 07.06.2023 issued by the Director General of Go...
No Quashing on Merits: Madras High Court Relegates Petitioner to Statutory Appeal Under Section 107 TNGST Act in T. Ramar vs. Assistant Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise, Madurai (W.P.(MD) No.24012 of 2023), Citing GST Council's Amnesty Scheme
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, T. Ramar, was engaged in works contracts for the Public Works Department. Services rendered to the Government by way of construction, commission, installation and completion were exempt...
No Finding on Merits: Punjab & Haryana High Court Permits Withdrawal of GST TDS Refund Petition in Dharam Pal and Co. vs. State of Haryana (CWP-22768 of 2019), Granting Liberty to Pursue Alternative Remedy for Input Tax Credit
Facts of the Case
Dharam Pal and Co. (petitioner), a contractor, filed a writ petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a direction to the State of Haryana and its Executive Engineer, Safidon Water Servi...
Bail Condition Relaxed: Gauhati High Court Modifies Weekly Reporting Requirement to Monthly for Elderly, Ailing Accused in Section 132(1)(b) CGST Act Evasion Case, Ashok Kumar Jain v. Union of India, Directorate General of GST Intelligence (Crl.Rev.P./497/2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, Ashok Kumar Jain, aged 60, was granted bail on 11.05.2023 by the Additional Sessions Judge No. 1, Kamrup(M), Guwahati, in BA No. 363/2023, in connection with Case No. DGCI/INV/FUP/51/20...
Bail Granted Without Commenting on Merits: Rajasthan High Court Allows Regular Bail to Accused in Rs. 1046.74 Crore Fake-Invoice GST Evasion Case Under Section 132 CGST Act in Rishabh Jain v. State of Rajasthan and Union of India (DGGI) (S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 10718/2023)
Facts of the Case
Petitioner Rishabh Jain was arrested on 25.06.2023 in connection with an investigation by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Jaipur Zonal Unit, registered vide File No. DGGI/INT/INTL/G...
No Interest on Delayed Turnover Tax for COVID-Period IMFL Parcel Sales If Returns Filed by 31.03.2022 and Tax Paid by 30.04.2022: Kerala High Court Disposes of Interest Demands in Harbour Hotels and Others v. State of Kerala (WP(C) No. 37726 of 2022 and Connected Cases)
Facts of the Case
This batch of 22 connected writ petitions, led by Harbour Hotels, WP(C) No. 37726 of 2022, was filed before the Kerala High Court by hotels, resorts and bars holding FL3/FL11 liquor licences, arrayed a...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Applications in Alleged Fraudulent GST Registration and Fake Input Tax Credit Racket Worth Rs.2.27 Crore, Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary — Shashi Kant Gupta & Anr. vs State (BAIL APPLN. 3366/2022 & BAIL APPLN. 926/2023)
Facts of the Case
An FIR No. 142/2021 was registered at the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Mandir Marg, Delhi, under Sections 419/420/467/468/471/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, on a complaint that a GST registratio...
J&K and Ladakh High Court Dismisses Batch of Defence Contractors' Writ Petitions Seeking Reimbursement of the GST Rate Differential, Holds Entitlement Is Governed by the Contract's Tax-Variation Clause and Not Established on Facts — Vishal Verma (M/S Kiran Constructions) & Others vs Union of India (WP(C) No. 932/2021 and Connected Matters)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, Vishal Verma, sole proprietor of M/S Kiran Constructions, along with connected petitioners in ten other writ petitions (WP(C) Nos. 933/2021, 934/2021, 1379/2021, 1656/2021, 1818/2021, 1...
Orissa High Court Disposes of Anticipatory Bail Application Over Alleged Bogus Input Tax Credit of Over Rs.8.70 Crore, Directs Petitioner to Appear Before the GST Investigating Officer Pursuant to Summons — Rajesh Kanodia vs State of Odisha (ABLAPL No. 11308 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner was apprehending arrest in connection with F.No.IV(06)/11/AE/GST/RKL/2023/PT-II, corresponding to 2(C)CC No.61/2023 pending before the Court of the learned S.D.J.M.(P), Uditnagar, Rourke...
Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) Directs Municipal Authority to Refund or Deposit the Proportionate 18% GST Amount Retained on a Weekly Market Lease for the Period the Market Was Shut During the COVID-19 Lockdown — P. Mohanraj vs Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu (W.P.(MD) No.20809 of 2021)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner was the successful bidder for the weekly market at Nilakottai Selection Grade Town Panchayat, Dindigul District, for the period 15.07.2019 to 14.07.2020, and remitted a total of Rs.54,43...