Calcutta HC Set Aside Ocean Freight IGST Demand as SC Ruling Applied Retrospectively

Sunrise Timply Company Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) This writ petition before the Calcutta High Court challenged an order-in-original dated January 30, 2025 passed under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 / West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, along with a subsequent order dated March 25, 2025 rejecting the petitioner’s rectification application. The proceedings arose from allegations that the petitioner failed to pay Integrated GST (IGST) on ocean freight under the reverse charge mechanism for imported goods. The dispute origi...