Not passing of ITC deliberately is profiteering & offence under GST law

Advertisement Sh. Sahil Mehta Vs M/s Salarpuria Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Respondent has denied the benefit of the ITC to the buyer of the flats being constructed by him in contravention of the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017, where he had not only collected more price than the entitled amount but also collected more GST on the increased amount. The Respondent though aware of the fact that the net benefit of ITC had to be passed on to his buyers had not passed on the entire benefit till the completion of the investigation by the DGAP. T...