Highlights the demand for faster revocation of suspended GST registrations and the need to protect honest taxpayers from prolonged business disruption.
The Tribunal held that once cash received was accepted in assessment without any addition, penalty for alleged violation of Section 269SS could not be sustained.
The Commission found prima facie human rights violations where students face dangerous daily travel due to lack of roads and transport. Authorities have been directed to inquire and report urgent remedial action within two weeks.
The case involved a challenge to an assessment order that was later revised under rectification provisions. The Court ruled that once rectified, the original demand ceases to exist and cannot be separately challenged.
Along with merits being covered by precedent, the Court noted a significant delay in re-filing. On both procedural and substantive grounds, the appeal was dismissed.
The High Court held that marginal delay in filing a GST appeal was sufficiently explained by illness and financial hardship. The dismissal order was set aside and the appeal was restored for decision on merits.
The High Court addressed the issue of a statutory GST appeal being impossible due to a non-functional tribunal. It held that the appeal may be filed once the Tribunal President takes charge, with statutory protection continuing meanwhile.
The Court examined whether diesel used through service providers could escape VAT liability. It held that in the absence of proof of purchases from registered dealers, VAT was rightly levied.
The Court held that failure to pass a speaking order after remand violates statutory obligations and frustrates appellate remedies, directing authorities to decide the matter within a fixed timeline.
Gujarat High Court held that disallowance of claim made in return cannot amount to furnishing of inaccurate particulars. Accordingly, penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act cannot be levied in such case. Thus, appeal of revenue dismissed and questions of law answered in favour of assessee.
