GST paid twice – Relegating petitioner to Appellate authority would not be appropriate: HC

Tafe Access Ltd. Vs Deputy Commissioner of Central Tax (Karnataka High Court) undisputed facts of the case are, GST3 has been paid for the Assessment year 2017-18 on January 30, 2020 and refund application has been filed on July 07, 2020. In Para 4.2 of the Circular dated September 25, 2021, Ministry of Finance has clarified that the limitation shall be two years from the date of payment of tax. Admittedly, tax has been paid in January 30, 2020. In our considered view, refund application is in time. Though the learned Standing Counsel for the revenue is right in his submission that there is ap...