The Madras High Court directed the Customs Department to provisionally release second-hand Digital Multifunction Printers (MFDs) despite the department’s objection regarding environmental clearance. The release is subject to final customs adjudication.
Madras HC directed Customs to provisionally release used Digital Multifunction Printers (MFDs) under Section 110A, subject to final adjudication. HC ruled that MFDs are not prohibited under HOW Rules and ordered provisional release, applying benefit of doubt and prior court decisions.
Allahabad HC set aside AAR s order, remanding the GST exemption case for DGCA-approved pilot training to be decided in light of the Ministry of Finance’s circular clarifying the exemption under Notification 12/2017.
Kerala High Court clarified that proceedings under Section 73 apply only where tax is unpaid, short-paid, or wrongly availed. Since the taxpayer only adjusted ITC under the wrong head without causing loss to the exchequer, the GST demand was quashed.
The Court found reassessment action void as sanction was not granted by the competent authority and directed the Department to share the approval copy with the assessee
The Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition, confirming the Appellate Authority’s rejection of an appeal against GST registration cancellation due to a statutory limitation period being exceeded by six months. The court held that the admitted delay was fatal as the petitioner failed to provide a justifiable explanation for the excessive lapse.
Court held that pre-show cause consultation is not required when the case is booked for evasion or suppression, and advised the petitioner to pursue appellate remedies.
Observing that the revisional authority failed to properly assess the taxpayer’s material in the ₹3.6 crore case, the High Court directed a fresh decision after full consideration.
Bombay HC directed tax department to issue Form GST PMT-03 after denying a refund, ensuring taxpayer’s Electronic Credit Ledger is re-credited within 15 days. Court left the issue of interest open for departmental consideration.
The Rajasthan High Court set aside the transfer of an income tax assessment file from Udaipur to New Delhi in the Murliwala Agrotech case, ruling that the mandatory opportunity of hearing under Section 127 of the Income Tax Act cannot be circumvented without recorded reasons.
