The GST Appellate Tribunal issued a detailed order constituting benches across India and classifying GST disputes into three categories. The order aims to streamline hearing allocation, bench functioning, and appeal management under the GST regime.
The Principal Bench of GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants upload required soft copy documents with appeal filings. The order seeks to simplify and streamline the appeal filing process on the GSTAT Portal.
ROC Delhi imposed penalties under Section 450 after a company failed to appoint an internal auditor despite crossing prescribed financial limits. The order held that absence of professional guidnce is not a valid ground for waiver of penalty.
ROC Delhi imposed penalties after a company failed to form Audit and Nomination Committees despite crossing the prescribed turnover threshold. The order held that statutory committee requirements under Sections 177 and 178 are mandatory.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 14/2018-UT Tax by replacing officials listed against Serial No. 2. The notification appoints new GST officers for Chandigarh with immediate effect from publication in the Official Gazette.
ROC Kolkata imposed penalties after a company incorrectly reported that consolidated financial statements were not applicable in its AOC-4 XBRL filing. The order held that inaccurate MCA filings attract liability even if the mistake is later admitted and rectified.
The Department of Posts launched Personalized Cheque Books for POSA customers with pre-printed account details and IFSC information. The move aims to improve customer convenience, enhance security, and modernize postal banking services.
ROC Kolkata penalized a company and its directors for not appointing a woman director after turnover crossed ₹300 crore. The order clarifies that operational difficulties and delays in identifying candidates cannot excuse statutory non-compliance.
ROC Uttar Pradesh imposed penalties under Section 134(8) after finding that the company’s directors failed to provide comments on statutory auditor qualifications. The company and officers were held liable for non-compliance with Section 134(3)(f) of the Companies Act.
ROC Uttar Pradesh penalised the company and officers for failing to provide comments on auditor qualifications in the Board’s Report for FY 2019-20. The order held the company in violation of Section 134(3)(f) of the Companies Act.
