Courts Cannot Waive GST Interest or Penalty Due to Contract Dispute: Karnataka HC

Office of Principal Commissioner Vs R. Chandrashekar (Karnataka High Court) The Karnataka High Court decided appeals challenging a common order of a Single Judge in a batch of writ petitions concerning the applicability of GST to works contracts that were entered into before 01.07.2017 but continued after the introduction of the GST regime. The writ petitioners were contractors registered under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act (KVAT) who subsequently obtained GST registration after GST came into force. They had executed works contracts awarded by various Government departments and agencies, w...