Case Law Details
Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd. Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court)
Having failed to upload “Statement 5B” along with refund applications which were filed online, the petitioner applied manually on 10th June, 2021 and 22nd June, 2021 for F.Y.s 2018-19 and 2019-2020. Such applications were returned without being processed with an instruction that in terms of Circular No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18th November 2019 (hereafter “the impugned circular”, for short), a refund application has to be filed in FORM GST RFD 01 on the common portal and the same has to be processed electronically, with effect from 26th September 2019. Such an instruction is contained in letter bearing F. No. CGST/RGD/Div-II/Tech-I/Misc/21-22, New Panvel, dated 27th July 2021 issued by the Superintendent, Tech-, Division-II, CGST & C. Ex., Raigad (hereafter ‘the said Superintendent”, for short). Aggrieved thereby, this writ petition dated 4th September 2021 has been presented before this Court seeking, inter alia, the following relief: –
“(a) that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or a writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other writ, order or direction calling for the records pertaining to the Petitioner’s case and after going through the facts of the Petitioner’s case hold and declare that impugned Circular No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18th November 2019 in so far as it creates a condition that the refund application has to be filed online only as being wholly beyond the parent provisions (i.e. Section 54, section 16 and section 168(1) of CGST Act, 2017 and Rule 89 of CGST Rules, 2017) and hence, ultra vires the Act;
(b) that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or a writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other writ, order or direction calling for the records pertaining to the Petitioner’s case and after going through the facts of the Petitioner’s case hold and declare that the Petitioner is entitled to file a refund application manually as well, if he is not in a position to file the refund application online.”
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