Sri.Puthaparambil Shereef Shanavas vs. State Tax Officer
Held
The Court upheld the blocking of ITC, finding that the intimation was not without jurisdiction or contrary to law. It held that the competent officer had reason to believe the ITC claim was fraudulent under Rule 86A and dismissed the petition.
Facts
The petitioner challenged the blocking of his input tax credit (ITC) by tax authorities. The authorities alleged that the ITC was claimed fraudulently based on forged invoices without actual supply of goods or services.
Key Issues
Whether the tax authorities had the jurisdiction and valid grounds under Rule 86A of the GST Rules, 2017, to block the petitioner's input tax credit based on allegations of fraudulent claims.
Sections Cited
Rule 86A
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH THURSDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 26TH MAGHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 3970 OF 2024 PETITIONER: SRI. PUTHAPARAMBIL SHEREEF SHANAVAS, AGED 40 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, GREAT WOOD PLY AND BOARDS, KOONAM ROAD, KURUMATHUR, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN – 670142. BY ADVS. SRI. RAJESH NAMBIAR SRI. SINDHU K. NAMBIAR RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE TAX OFFICER, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, TAX PAYER SERVICE CIRCLE, TALIPARAMBA, PIN – 670141. 2 JOINT COMMISSIONER, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, KANNUR, PIN – 670002. 3 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001. BY ADV. SMT. RESHMITA RAMACHANDRAN – GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 3970 OF 2024 2 DINESH KUMAR SINGH, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 3970 of 2024 ------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of February, 2024 JUDGMENT
The present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of the intimation to the petitioner blocking the input tax
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