Calcutta HC Directs State to Review Refund Sanction After Rectification of Export Invoice Error in GSTR 9

Agnus Exim Private Limited Vs Assistant Commissioner (Calcutta High Court) In the case of Agnus Exim Private Limited Vs Assistant Commissioner, the Calcutta High Court addressed the disallowance of a refund claim due to a wrongful filing of export invoices in GSTR 1. The petitioner, Agnus Exim Private Limited, had mistakenly filed export invoices worth ₹1,70,61,224.07 as “export with payment of tax” instead of “export without payment of tax.” Although the petitioner later corrected this error by submitting a rectified GSTR 9, the tax authority denied the refund. The p...