APVAT: HC directs Revenue to grant refund of excess payment along with interest due to delay

Venkateswara Electricals Vs State of Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Pradesh High Court)

HC Directs Revenue Department to grant refund of the excess payment along with the interest due to delay

The Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh High Court in M/s Venkateswara Electricals v State of Andhra Pradesh [Writ Petition No. 4072 of 2022 dated March 9, 2022] directed the Revenue Department to refund the amount of the excess tax paid by the assessee, along with the interest, within a period of three months.

Facts:

M/s Venkateswara Electronic (“the Petitioner”) on January 23, 2020, made an application for refund of INR 21,55,781/- w.r.t. excess tax paid on sales or purchases of goods for the period April, 2014 to June, 2017, which was approved and forwarded to Joint Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh (“the Respondent”) for arranging the refund to the Petitioner.

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