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Gujarat High Court

Price revision not allowed in contract due to change in tax post-GST

February 5, 2019 6303 Views 0 comment Print

Bipson Surgical (India) (P) Ltd. v. State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) In the present case as observed hereinabove as such the liability to pay GST under the GST/CGST Act is upon the supplier. As observed hereinabove the price quoted and the rate contract was inclusive of all the levies and taxes. Therefore, the petitioners […]

Advance authorisations – HC quashes ‘Prior import condition’

February 4, 2019 4548 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court has quashed the ‘pre-import condition’ under Advance Authorisation regarding prior imports for manufacture of export goods. It observed that such condition, after introduction of GST, lead to cash blockage and made imports under Advance Authorisation next to impossible. The condition was also held as not meeting test of reasonableness. It may be noted that this condition was in force from 13-10-2017 to 9-1-2019.

Conditions rendering Advance Authorisation Scheme Nugatory are Unsustainable

February 4, 2019 7620 Views 0 comment Print

Messrs Maxim Tube Company Pvt Ltd. Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) CONCLUSION – Condition that renders the very scheme of advance authorization nugatory, does not have any nexus to the objective of the advance authorization i.e. to boost export, is unsustainable in law. FACTS – Para 4.14 of the FTP was amended vide […]

Validity of Section 148 notice against deceased assessee

January 29, 2019 4884 Views 1 comment Print

Hetal Brijesh Ukani Vs ACIT (Gujarat High Court) The notice under section 148 of the Act, which is a jurisdictional notice, has been issued to a dead person. Upon receipt of such notice, the legal representative has raised an objection to the validity of such notice and has not complied with the same. The legal […]

Reassessment for Change of opinion in Absence of new material not justified

January 20, 2019 816 Views 0 comment Print

Since neither from reasons nor from any other material on record, it could be gathered that there was any failure on the part of the assessee to disclose truly and fully all-material facts, reopening of assessee’s assessment on ground that she had not disclosed capital gain in her return of income filed, could not be held justified.

GST not levaible on activities carried out by DISCOMS against recovery of charges from consumers

January 20, 2019 6873 Views 0 comment Print

Torrent Power Ltd. Vs. Union of India (Gujarat High Court) Gujarat High Court quashed the Circular No. 34/8/2018-GST dated 01.03.2018 which proposes  levy of GST on activities carried out by DISCOMS against recovery of charges from consumers under the State Electricity Act i. Application fee for releasing connection of electricity ii. Rental Charges against metering […]

Depreciation allowable if Factory not run due to stay order by court

January 10, 2019 669 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee could not run the factory during the year because of stay order of court, otherwise its business was continued, in such a case depreciation was to be allowed.

Provisional attachment not sustainable if dealer is not a fly by night operator

January 8, 2019 1008 Views 0 comment Print

If the dealer is a fly by night operator or a habitual offender or does not have sufficient means to pay the dues that may arise upon assessment, such action may be justified. Such drastic powers under section 83 of the Act should not be exercised as a matter of course, but only after due application of mind to the relevant factors.

Section 201(3) amended WEF 01-10-2014 cannot be applied retrospectively

January 6, 2019 5355 Views 0 comment Print

Eris Life Sciences (P) Ltd. Vs DCIT (High Court Gujarat) As per sub-section (3) of section 201 which stood prior to 1.10.2014, the initiation of action for failing to deduct tax at source is barred by limitation. The amended sub-section(3) of section 201 with effect from 1.10.2014 enlarges the period of limitation to seven years which, as held by […]

HC quashes MCA order publishing list of disqualified directors & deactivating DIN

December 18, 2018 9435 Views 0 comment Print

MCA order in publishing the list of directors  associated with struck off companies under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 on the Website of MCA, showing the status of assessee as disqualified Directors was not legally tenable as section 164(2) of the Companies Act would take effect only from the financial year 2014-15.

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