The Bombay High Court held that delayed IGST refunds beyond sixty days attract mandatory interest under Section 56 of the CGST Act. The Court ruled that refund claims could not be indefinitely withheld after appellate proceedings attained finality.
The Kerala High Court set aside recovery proceedings for IGST refunds after noting that Notification No. 54/2018 was clarified to operate only from 09.10.2018. Transactions prior to that date were held outside its scope.
ITAT Agra held that reopening beyond three years under Section 149 was invalid because the final escapement of income determined by the Assessing Officer was only Rs.27 lakh. The statutory threshold of Rs.50 lakh was therefore not satisfied.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that outstanding sundry creditors could not be treated as unexplained cash credits when the assessee demonstrated subsequent repayment through banking transactions. The Tribunal found the Revenue’s partial acceptance of the same transactions inconsistent.
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