The High Court stayed GST demands on co-insurance transactions after noting they were challenged as contrary to binding CBIC circulars, granting interim relief pending replies.
The High Court disposed of the writ petition after noting that the GST Appellate Tribunal had been constituted and made operational. Petitioners were permitted to pursue the statutory appeal remedy.
The High Court invalidated a GST assessment order after finding it was issued without the assessing officer’s signature. It held that an unsigned order is legally unsustainable and requires fresh assessment.
The High Court set aside reassessment orders holding that non-issuance of a mandatory draft assessment order under Section 144C invalidated the proceedings. It ruled that Section 263 remand does not override statutory safeguards.
The High Court set aside dismissal of a GST appeal after finding that an extended limitation notification was overlooked. The key takeaway is that appeals filed within the notified window cannot be rejected as time-barred.
The High Court quashed a GST adjudication order after finding that no personal hearing was granted before passing an adverse decision, in violation of mandatory procedural safeguards.
The High Court refused bail in a GST case involving allegations of operating multiple non-existent firms to pass on fake ITC worth over ₹315 crore, holding that economic offences warrant a strict approach.
High Court set aside reassessment proceedings after finding that the notice was based only on existing records, with no new material to justify reopening of the completed scrutiny assessment.
The court examined whether disciplinary findings based on impersonation and unauthorised audits could be reopened. It upheld dismissal, holding that serious integrity breaches justified the penalty and warranted no judicial interference.
The issue involved an ex parte GST assessment raised against an unregistered contractor due to incorrect reliance on WAMIS data. The High Court quashed the demand after the State admitted confusion with another registered person of the same name.
