Kerala State Beverages (Manufactoring And Marketing) Corporation Limited Vs ACIT (Kerala High Court) Conclusion: Surcharge on sales tax and turnover tax was not a ‘fee or charge’ coming within the scope of Section 40 (a) (iib) and was not an amount which could be disallowed under the said provision. Therefore the disallowance made in this […]
Having regard to the public announcement of imposing a total lock down in the wake of outbreak of pandemic Corona Virus, resulting in immobilization of public at large, and total stoppage of public transport, litigants would find it difficult to approach the Courts to vindicate their grievances. Therefore, we deem it proper to issue directions in the instant suo motu writ petition.
Hindustan Coca Cola Pvt. Ltd. Vs Assistant State Tax Officer (Kerala High Court) The petitioner a Private Limited Company engaged in manufacture and supply of fruit-based beverages/drinks registered in State of Kerala under GST Act. According to the petitioner, the product manufactured by them was classified under HSN 2202 9920 under GST and discharging GST […]
Present scenario of outburst of deadly corona virus is very precarious and sensitive, as the lawyers and the st«ff rendering assistance to this Court and the judges ore vulnerable, thus in order to prevent such rampant of spread by taking preventive measures, I deem it appropriate to issue general directions to the departments concerned like the banks, financial institutions, Income tax authorities, authorities dealing with the erstwhile KVAT, GST, recovery of tax ox motor vehicles and building tax to defer the recovery proceedings or coercive measures till 06.04.2020.
Hence, the High Court of Kerala quashed the reassessment proceedings under section 17D of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act (KGST), 1961 since the provision does not prescribe any time limit and no additional material to undertake the fast track assessment was presented by the department.
Daily Fresh Fruits India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Asst. State Tax Officer (Kerala High Court) Detention of goods on the ground of wrong classification of goods- The High Court quashed detention order on the ground that this was a bona-fide case of dispute in the classification of goods and directed release of goods. FULL TEXT OF […]
Fawas Associated Agencies Vs Assistant State Tax Officer (Kerala High Court) On a plain and simple reading of the provisions of the Act, sub-section (3) of Section 129 envisages that the proper officer detaining or seizing goods or conveyances shall issue a notice specifying the tax and penalty payable and thereafter, pass an order for […]
Motor Vehicle tax as per Kerala Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1976 should be calculated only upon the purchase invoice value and not upon the value listed in the local web portal as assessee’s case did not fall in the 2nd proviso of the operative portion of Sec.2(e) of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1976.
The issue under consideration is whether additional court fees of 1% of the amount involved in the dispute leviable before filing of the appeals under GST Act is justified in law?
Larsen And Toubro Limited Vs The Commissioner (Kerala High Court) The high court was of the view that the controversy involved assailing the impugned notices could not be adjudicated at this stage of the matter, particularly when the petitioner had already submitted a reply backed by relevant provisions and circulars which is required to be […]
