Chhattisgarh HC Dismisses GST Writ Petition Over GSTR-3B Error

Lucent Iron And Steel Traders A Proprietorship Firm Vs Union of India Through The Secretary (Chhattisgarh High Court) Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Lucent Iron and Steel Traders, challenging a GST demand arising from an erroneous GSTR-3B return filed due to a consultant’s mistake. The petitioner had mistakenly declared input tax credit (ITC) from another entity, leading to a GST liability of ₹5,00,24,576/- along with interest and penalties. Despite notifying GST authorities about the error in November 2018 and seeking rectification, the department proceeded wit...