No Writ Jurisdiction in GST Penalty Deduction from Navy Payments: Kerala HC

Petroliv Petroleums Vs State of Kerala (Kerala High Court) Kerala High Court held that reliefs sought in writ cannot be entertained as debit of penalty from amount receivable could only be treated as dispute arising from contract entered between petitioner and department. However, dispute arising out of a contract cannot be resolved in writ petition of this nature. Facts- The petitioner is a registered dealer, under the provisions of the CGST and KGST Act. The petitioner had entered into a contract with the 9th respondent, for the purpose of collection and refining of bilge water from naval sh...