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Bombay High Court restored GST registration after finding return defaults occurred during the COVID period, subject to payment of dues, interest and late fees.
The Court held that the delay in e-verification of Form 10B during the pandemic was supported by bona fide reasons. It ruled that denying exemption on technical grounds would cause genuine hardship.
The Bombay High Court held that limitation under Section 35 of the Goa VAT Act must be computed after excluding the COVID period where the assessment order itself was served during that period. The matter was remanded for fresh consideration of delay condonation.
The ITAT Jodhpur deleted the disallowance relating to delayed PF and ESI deposits, holding that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the EPFO’s relaxation measures had not been properly considered. The Tribunal emphasized a pragmatic approach in exceptional circumstances.
The Jodhpur ITAT condoned a 30-day delay in filing an income tax appeal after holding that the delay fell within the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 limitation exemption period. The matter was remanded to the CIT(A) for fresh adjudication.
Dispute on ITC mismatch between returns was remitted after ex-parte order, allowing reconciliation upon 10% pre-deposit. Key takeaway: reconciliation issues must be examined with proper hearing.
The Court held that refund rejection on limitation grounds was invalid as authorities failed to consider the Supreme Court’s COVID-related exclusion period. It directed fresh adjudication with hearing.
ITAT Hyderabad held that the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 limitation extensions apply only to judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings and not to statutory deadlines like filing TDS statements. Consequently, the levy of late filing fee under section 234E was upheld for delayed TDS returns.
The Appellate Tribunal upheld dismissal of a CIRP application after finding that the creditor’s own pleadings fixed the default during the Section 10A exclusion period. The key takeaway is that insolvency proceedings are permanently barred for such defaults.
The ruling clarifies that the appellant’s remaining limitation period revived in full once the COVID-related exclusion ended. The tribunal found that the petitions filed in August 2022 fell within the recomputed timeline. The decision underscores that the 90-day rule applies only where the remaining limitation is shorter.
