The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a composite GST assessment order covering multiple financial years violated Sections 73 and 74 of the GST Act. The matter was remanded for separate assessment proceedings for each year.
Fayaj Infratech Private Limited Vs Joint Commissioner (Appeal) (Orissa High Court) In this case before the Orissa High Court, the petitioner challenged an order dated 1 September 2025 passed by the Assistant Commissioner of State Tax, Bhubaneswar IV Circle, under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Odisha Goods […]
The Court ruled that Explanation 1 to Section 153A requires inclusion of the search assessment year while calculating the extended ten-year reassessment period.
The High Court distinguished contracts of other government departments that contained clauses for reimbursement of new taxes and held that no such parity could be claimed in the present case.
The High Court held that adjustment of refunds beyond 20% of disputed tax demand during pendency of appeal was unsustainable without proper justification. It directed refund of the excess amount adjusted under Section 245 of the Income Tax Act.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that ITC claims for FY 2019-20 filed in October 2020 were valid because Section 16(5) extended the filing deadline up to 30.11.2021.
The Telangana High Court restored an income tax appeal after finding that notices were not sent to the consultant’s address mentioned in the appeal memo. The Court condoned a delay of 2913 days subject to payment of Rs. 50,000 as costs.
The Delhi High Court set aside a GST demand order after finding that the taxpayer was given less than one effective working day to respond to additional queries. The Court held that such truncated timelines violated principles of natural justice.
The High Court directed the Appellate Authority to examine the taxpayer’s request to treat an earlier court-ordered deposit as statutory pre-deposit for GST appeals. The issue arose due to changes in the GST portal architecture and appeal filing process.
The Bombay High Court held that State GST authorities could not initiate parallel proceedings and attach bank accounts when Central GST authorities were already investigating the same alleged ITC liability.
