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Amounts credited due to a clerical RTGS error cannot be retained or recovered as tax dues
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Jai Balaji Industries Limited & Anr. Vs Assistant Commissiioner of Sale Tax & Ors. (Calcutta High Court)
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- All High Courts, Calcutta High Court
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Jai Balaji Industries Limited & Anr. Vs Assistant Commissiioner of Sale Tax & Ors. (Calcutta High Court)
In Jai Balaji Industries Limited & Anr. v. Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax & Ors., the Calcutta High Court held that funds mistakenly transferred due to a clerical RTGS error cannot be treated as tax recoverable from a third party under Section 79 of the CGST/WBGST Act. Jai Balaji Industries had intended to remit ₹20 lakh to a vendor but, due to a typographical error in the account number (ending “8025” instead of “8005”), transferred the amoun...



