The High Court ruled that defaults arising from a Chartered Accountant’s actions are attributable to the taxpayer. Alleged misappropriation by the consultant does not invalidate GST demand orders.
The court held that once all GST dues, interest, and penalties are cleared, authorities must consider revocation of cancellation. Permanent cancellation after compliance was found unjustified and contrary to the statutory scheme.
The High Court ruled that Rule 86A cannot be invoked to block ITC beyond the balance available in the electronic credit ledger. Negative blocking was held to be without jurisdiction.
The case examined whether delayed filing of Form 10AB could be condoned after statutory amendments. The Tribunal held that post-October 2024 law empowers authorities to condone delay on reasonable cause and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
The Court held that issuing a single GST notice covering several financial years is without jurisdiction under Section 74. Each tax period must be assessed separately.
The appellate authority held that underground natural gas pipelines are immovable property. ITC on goods and works contract services used for their construction was ruled to be blocked under Section 17(5).
The appellate authority held that centralized procurement and distribution support for free medicines constitutes pure services. As the activity is linked to public health functions, GST exemption under Notification 12/2017 was granted.
The Appellate Authority held that repair and maintenance services invoiced and controlled by the head office do not require separate State registration merely because engineers perform services locally.
The Tribunal held that where the input tax credit ratio reduced in the post-GST period, no additional benefit accrued to the developer. Consequently, no profiteering under Section 171 was established.
The Tribunal held that increasing base prices after a GST rate reduction defeated the statutory mandate of Section 171. Profiteering was confirmed as the benefit of tax reduction was not passed on to consumers.
