M/S. Menma Food Industries vs. The Superintendent
Held
The High Court found no error of law, jurisdiction, or violation of natural justice in the impugned order passed by the tax authorities. The Court held that it could not interfere with an order that was not illegal on the face of the record.
Facts
The petitioner, a dealer under the CGST/SGST Act, claimed Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Rs. 2,11,218/- based on invoices for a vehicle and a property loan. Upon verification, the tax authorities found discrepancies in the invoices and noted the petitioner's failure to substantiate the ITC claim despite multiple opportunities, leading to an order disallowing the credit.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the tax authority's order disallowing Input Tax Credit was legally sustainable, given the alleged discrepancies in invoices and the petitioner's failure to substantiate the claim.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH MONDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 12TH CHAITHRA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 9785 OF 2024 PETITIONER: M/S. MENMA FOOD INDUSTRIES 2/184B, MENMA, MANIKKINAR PO, PALLARIMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM , REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER, SHAJESH.K.M., PIN - 686693 BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA ACHYUTH MENON PARVATHY MENON PADMANATHAN K.V. RESPONDENTS: 1 THE SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL TAX & CENTRAL EXCISE, KOTHAMANGALAM RANGE, KPC TOWERS, T.B JUNCTION, MUVATTUPUZHA, PIN - 686661 2 THE COMMISSIONER CENTRAL TAX & CENTRAL EXCISE, CR BUILDING, IS PRESS ROAD, KACHERIPADY KOCHI, PIN - 682018 BY ADVS. PREETHA S.NAIR SMT.PREETHA S. NAIR, SC, CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS (SC-2094) SMT. PREETHA S. NAIR-SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WPC No.9785 of 2024 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 1st day of April, 2024 The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs: (I) To quash Ext.P5 order issued by the 1st respondent, by the issue of a writ of mandamus or such
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