Biju Peter vs. The State Tax Officer (Luxury Tax)
Held
The Court allowed petitioners to approach GST authorities within 30 days to claim benefits under Circulars 183/15/2022 and 193/05/2023 for bona fide claims. It also directed that the due date for furnishing the return for September be treated as November 30th retrospectively from July 1, 2017, for ITC claims filed by that date.
Facts
The petitioners are seeking Input Tax Credit (ITC) in cases where tax was paid but not reflected in returns due to technical issues, or where suppliers did not remit GST despite receiving payment from recipients. Some petitioners lacked clear proof of payment or receipt of goods.
Key Issues
Whether ITC can be claimed for bona fide errors and technical glitches during GST rollout, and the retrospective effect of amendments to return filing deadlines for ITC claims.
Sections Cited
Section 39, Section 16(2)(c), Section 16(4), Section 16(2)(aa)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH TUESDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 14TH JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 32801 OF 2022 PETITIONER: K.S. PAREED,AGED 63 YEARS, S/O. SAYED MOHAMMED PROPRIETOR, KOPPARAMBIL ARCADE, ARACKAPPADY, VENGOLA P.O., ERNAKULAM-683556 RESIDING AT KOPPARAMBIL HOUSE, ARACKAPPADY, VENGOLA P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683556 BY ADVS. K.P.PRADEEP HAREESH M.R. SANAND RAMAKRISHNAN T.T.BIJU T.THASMI M.J.ANOOPA SANU S MALAKEEL RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (TAXES),GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- KERALA, PIN - 695001 2 COMMISSIONER OF KERALA STATE GST KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT TAX TOWERS, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695002 3 THE STATE TAX OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, 1ST FLOOR, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT COMPLEX, BAZAR ROAD, MATTANCHERRY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682002 4 CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL TAXES [(CGST) & CENTRAL EXCISE)], CENTRAL REVENUE BUILDINGS, I.S. PRESS ROAD, COCHIN ERNAKULAM-, PIN - 682018 5 GOODS AND SERVICE TAX COUNCIL, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA OFFICE OF THE GST COUNCIL SECRETARIAT 5TH FLOOR, TOWER II, JEEVAN
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