The Madras High Court condoned a 150-day delay in filing a GST appeal, accepting the explanation of accountant’s lapse. The Court directed payment of an additional 10% of disputed tax before hearing the appeal on merits.
The High Court revoked cancellation of GST registration and directed portal modifications to enable compliance. ITC utilization was restricted pending departmental scrutiny.
Despite arguable points raised, the Supreme Court declined interference since arbitration had commenced before a senior arbitrator. The decision reinforces judicial support for continuing agreed arbitral processes.
The Court held that designation of New Delhi as the arbitration venue amounts to the juridical seat, conferring supervisory jurisdiction. Despite a separate exclusive jurisdiction clause for Jajpur courts, the Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6).
The Court quashed withdrawal of tax exemption after holding that franchise fees from affiliated schools were only incidental and not business income.
The Court held that while duty drawback is not eligible for Section 80-IC deduction, excise and customs duties paid on raw materials must be subsumed from the drawback amount. The matter was remanded to the Assessing Officer for fresh computation.
The Court directed time-bound action for implementing an appellate order granting TDS relief. It held that refunds due after success in appeal must not be unnecessarily delayed.
The Court held that a genuine mistake in revised TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 filings cannot nullify substantive transitional ITC claims. It permitted rectification and directed fresh adjudication after verification.
The Court held that the Appellate Authority has no power to remand matters to the adjudicating authority under Section 107(11) of the CGST Act. Remand portions of the appellate orders were set aside and the authority was directed to decide the appeals on merits.
The High Court granted regular bail in a GST evasion case, noting that the arrest memo did not specifically allege fraud or intentional evasion. The offences were triable by a Magistrate with a maximum five-year sentence.
