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- 2021 (1) TMI 1096 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Constitutional validity of Section 16(4) of the GST Act, 2017 - Vires of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 300A respectively of the Constitution - HELD THAT:- Let Notice be issued to the respondents, returnable on 25th March 2021. The respondents shall be served directly through Email. In the meantime, one set of the entire paper book be furnished to Mr. Devang Vyas, the learned Additional Solicitor General of India, who would be appearing for the respondents.
- 2021 (1) TMI 1095 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Valuation - Independent transaction of purchase of land and construction contract for construction of bungalow on such land - Validity of Entry No.3(if) of the Notification No.11/217 -Central Tax (Rate) dated 28th June, 217 read with Para-2 of the said notification - HELD THAT:- The writ applicant has been able to make out a strong prima facie case to have an interim order in his favour in terms of para-27(F) of the writ application. We, accordingly, grant such relief. We permit the writ applicant to deposit the amount of tax as raised under the invoice without prejudice to his rights and contentions as raised in this writ application. Mr. Sheth, the advocate on record, shall furnish one set of the entire paper-book to Mr. Devang Vyas, the learned Addl. Solicitor General of India at the earliest so that he can obtain necessary instructions in the matter by the next date of hearing.
- 2021 (1) TMI 1094 - DELHI HIGH COURT
Profiteering - benefit of input tax credit to its customers/homebuyers not passed on - Section 171 of the CGST Act and Chapter XV of the CGST Rules (more particularly, Rules 126, 127 & 133 of the CGST Rules) - HELD THAT:- Issue notice. Mr. Farman Ali, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and Mr. Ravi Prakash, learned counsel for respondents No. 2 and 3 accept notice. Counter affidavits be filed within a period of two weeks. Rejoinder, if any, be filed before the next date of hearing. List along with other batch petitions on 15th February, 2021.
- 2021 (1) TMI 1093 - DELHI HIGH COURT
Vires of Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 and other provisions under Chapter XV of the Act - composition of the Respondent No. 2/National Anti-Profiteering Authority under Rule 122 of the CGST Rules, 2017 - HELD THAT:- Although in the order passed in NESTLE INDIA LTD. & ANR. VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. [2020 (2) TMI 671 - DELHI HIGH COURT] the court has apparently not interdicted the suo moto investigation, but at the same time we notice that this Court has given protection to nearly all the Petitioners, faced with similar circumstances, i.e., wherever the authority has directed investigation in relation to products/services which were beyond the scope of original investigation. Therefore, we see no reason to deny the same relief to the Petitioner herein. Petitioner is therefore entitled to the interim protection, pending dispos....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 1092 - ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Vires of Sections 69 and 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and U.P. Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, Section 135 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and U.P. Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and Sections 16 (2) (c) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and U.P. Goods and Services Ta Act, 2017 - HELD THAT:- Since, vires of provision of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and U.P. Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 have been challenged, let issue notices be issued to Attorney General of India and the Advocate General of State of U.P. Sri Manish Kumar Niranjan, learned counsel for respondent no.1 and learned Standing Counsel for respondent no.2 pray for and are granted four weeks' time to file their respective counter affidavits. Learned counsel for the petitioner shall have one week therea....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 1091 - ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Seizure of Goods - allegation of reuse of E-way bills - Since the e-way bills were not cancelled and the transportation of the goods commenced four days thereafter, it has been inferred that the said e-way bills had been reused - HELD THAT:- Rule 138(9) of the Rules does not prescribe that the dealer must necessarily cancel the e-way bill if no transportation of the goods is made within 24 hours of its generation. It certainly does not provide any consequence that may follow if such cancellation does not take place. On the contrary, the Rule permits a dealer to cancel the e-way bill only if the transportation does not take place and the dealer choses to cancel such e-way bill within 24 hours of its generation. Even if the dealer does not cancel the e-way bill within 24 hours of its generation, it would remain a matter of inquiry to determ....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 1052 - DELHI HIGH COURT
Profiteering - Kiwi Shoe Polish Black - 40 gm PSP - vires of Section 171 of the CGST Act read with Rule 126 of the CGST Rules - HELD THAT:- Mr.Ravi Prakash, learned standing counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Revenue. He prays for and is permitted to file a counter-affidavit within two weeks. Rejoinder-affidavit, if any, be filed before the next date of hearing. List on 04th January, 2021 along with connected matters.
- 2021 (1) TMI 1048 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Recovery of erroneous refund of IGST - Refund of the unutilized Input Tax Credit against Export of goods - Applicability of circular dated 4th September 2018, more particularly, the para 3.2 therein with retrospective effect - It is the case of the writ applicant that upon export of goods against a letter of undertaking without payment of tax, it was entitled to refund of the unutilized Input Tax Credit under Section 54(3) of the Act, 2017 - HELD THAT:- Mr. Sheth, in the alternative, submitted that assuming for the moment that there is nothing wrong with the circular dated 4th September 2018, still, the show cause notice under Section 74 of the Act, could not have been issued for the purpose of taking back the refund, as such a recovery is not permissible in law. If the department is of the view that the refund was wrongly availed and san....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 1014 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Release of goods alongwith conveyance - Section 130 of CGST Act, 2017 - HELD THAT:- It appears from the materials on record that the matter is at the stage of MOV-GST 10 issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Thus, the writ applicant has been issued with the showcause notice under Section 130 of the Act, 2017 calling upon him to show cause as to why the goods and conveyance should not be confiscated for the contravention of the provisions of the Act and the Rules as alleged in MOV 10. It is expected that the writ applicant to file his reply to the showcause notice and appear before the authority in the confiscation proceedings. However, we direct the authority concerned to immediately look into the application filed by the writ application under Section 67(6) of the Act for the provisional release of ....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 1013 - DELHI HIGH COURT
Provisional attachment of Bank Accounts - no notice under Sections 73 & 74 of the CGST Act has been issued to the petitioner as yet - Section 83 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 - HELD THAT:- This writ petition is disposed off directing the respondents to, on or before 29th January, 2021, issue instructions to the banks aforesaid, of lapsing of the attachment earlier affected and impugned in this petition. However if there is any other order of attachment of the same bank accounts, the same be served on the petitioner, through the counsel, on or before 29th January, 2021. It is clarified that even if the respondents, on or before 29th January, 2021 do not issue the instructions as aforesaid to the banks or do not serve on the petitioner through advocate any other order attaching the said bank accounts, the attachment eff....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 1012 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Detention of goods alongwith conveyance - Section 129(1) of the GST Act - HELD THAT:- It appears that this writ application was filed at the stage of MOV10 and coordinate Bench of this Court thought fit to pass the order releasing the detained goods together for the conveyance. The matter is still at the stage of adjudication of the showcause notice issued in MOV-10. It is expected that the writ applicant now to appear before the authority concerned and participate in the confiscation proceedings. It shall be open for the writ applicant to file his reply, if not yet filed, and make submissions for the purpose of getting the notice in MOV10 discharged. The authority concerned shall take appropriate decision in accordance with law bearing in mind the principle of law explained by this Court in the case of Synergy Fertichem Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Gujarat [2019 (12) TMI 1213 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT]. Application disposed off.
- 2021 (1) TMI 1011 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Principles of Natural Justice - cancellation of registration - opportunity of personal hearing not provided - HELD THAT:- This writ application is disposed off, asking the writ applicant to prefer an application under Section 30 of the CGST Act at the earliest. Once such application is filed, the authority concerned shall pass appropriate order within 3 (three) days in accordance with the statement made by Mr. Gandhi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.
- 2021 (1) TMI 1010 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Speaking to minutes is filed for inclusion of the captioned case - HELD THAT:- The speaking to minutes note is not required to be allowed. The captioned matter was already de-tagged at the relevant point of time. The matter be listed in the week commencing after the regular physical Courts are resumed.
- 2021 (1) TMI 970 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Constitutional validity of the proviso to Section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 - interest on delayed payment of tax - HELD THAT:- Let Notice be issued to the respondents, returnable on 11.02.2021. The respondents shall be served directly through email. In the meantime, Mr. Choksi, the learned counsel appearing for the writ applicants shall furnish one set of entire paperbook to Mr. Devang Vyas, the learned Addl. Solicitor General of India, so that by the next returnable date, Mr. Vyas can seek appropriate instructions in the matter.
- 2021 (1) TMI 969 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Provisional attachment of Bank Account - Section 83 of the CGST Act, 2017 - HELD THAT:- The Bank Account has been ordered to be provisionally attached under Section 83 of the CGST Act, 2017. This Writ Application need not be adjudicated on merits as the impugned order of provisional adjudication has outlived its statutory life. As per Section 83 of the Act, other provisional attachment shall cease to have effect after the expiry of period of one year from the date of order made under sub-Section (1). The impugned order is dated 24.10.2019. The period of one year expired way back in October 2020 - In such circumstances, it can be said that there is no provisional attachment of Bank Account in existence or in operation as on date. This writ application disposed off.
- 2021 (1) TMI 968 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Provisional attachment of the immovable properties - Section 83 of GST Act - It is submitted that, the order of provisional attachment is specifically confined to the cash credit account only and not to the other accounts including the fixed deposits referred to above in the chart. He submits that as the PAN Card number is common, no sooner the authority concerned instructed the bank to provisionally attached the cash credit account, then the Bank, on its own, freezed all other accounts. HELD THAT:- The provisional attachment of the cash credit account maintained with the Kotak Bank is not sustainable in law. The law in this regard is no longer res integra. In such circumstances, we quash and set aside the order of provisional attachment dated 23rd September 2020 passed in the Form GST DRC - 22 annexed at page : 51A of the writ applicatio....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 967 - RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Grant of anticipatory Bail - irregular input tax credit on the basis of invoices generated by the non-existing firms formed by the petitioner himself in the name of his employees - Section 438 of Cr.P.C - HELD THAT:- As per rejection bail order petitioner is proprietor of M/s Allied Enterprises and had purchased the goods amounting to about ₹ 32 Crore and got 4.97 Crore of input tax credit and the department is investigating the matter. If the petitioner is found to be correct, he should have to personally produce all the documents before the department and would also raise his grievance as to why he is not appearing before the department but he failed to clarify all these things. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for CGST and taking into consideration overall facts and circumstances of the case but without express....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 929 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Maintainability of application - alternative remedy of preferring a statutory appeal - Provisional Release of detained goods alongwith Truck - Section 129 and 130 of the GST Act - HELD THAT:- As we are relegating the writapplicants to avail an alternative remedy of preferring a statutory appeal against the final order of confiscation, the request for provisional release of the goods and the vehicle pending final disposal of the appeal also should made before the appellate authority. In this regard, we may say that the writapplicants may prefer an application under Section66(6) of the Act for the provisional release of the goods and the vehicle. If any such application is filed, then the appellate authority shall take it out for hearing and may consider releasing the goods and the vehicle on the writapplicants depositin....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 925 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Maintainability of application - writ applicant has preferred an Appeal under Section 107 of the Act challenging the order of the confiscation - HELD THAT:- As the appeal has already been filed and is pending before the appellate authority, there is no good or valid reason for us to entertain this writ application. Ms. Parikh, would submit that this writ application has been filed redressing the grievance with regard to the arbitrary action taken by the respondents. We may only say that while deciding the Appeal, the Appellate Authority can always go into the question as regards the legality and validity of the action taken by the authorities. We dispose of this writ application without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, directing the Appellate Authority to immediately take up the appeal for hearing and decide the same in accordance with law.
- 2021 (1) TMI 893 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Fraudulent CENVAT credit - section 174 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 - HELD THAT:- Direction that that till the next date Shri. Ashok G. Rajani and Shri. Amrit Rajani shall not be taken into custody on the basis of the show cause-cum-demand notice dated 30.12.2020 as well as in connection with the ongoing investigation under the CGST Act subject to compliance with the above condition. Status-quo order passed yesterday would stand modified accordingly - Stand over to 04.02.2021.
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