Midland Engineering And Contracting Company vs. Kerala Water Authority
Held
The Court directed the competent Authority of the KWA to hear the petitioners, assess their claims for GST reimbursement (and an additional plea for a 3% withheld amount in one case), and issue appropriate proceedings within one month. Any amounts found due must be disbursed within two months thereafter, with liberty for petitioners to challenge future KWA proceedings.
Facts
Two contractors, Mathew V. and Midland Engineering and Contracting Company, filed writ petitions seeking a direction to the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to disburse eligible reimbursement of General Sales Tax (GST) for works completed under past contracts. They contended that KWA was illegally refusing to disburse these statutorily imperative amounts.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the petitioners, as contractors, were entitled to reimbursement of General Sales Tax (GST) from the Kerala Water Authority for works completed, and the appropriate process for the KWA to assess and disburse such claims.
Sections Cited
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN WP(C) NO. 38780 OF 2023 PETITIONER: MATHEW V. AGED 61 YEARS S/O.SIMON VARGHESE, PERICKAMATTATHU HOUSE, EZHAKKARANADU SOUTH. P.O., ERNAKULAM., PIN - 682308 BY ADVS. SAJI VARGHESE KAKKATTUMATTATHIL AMALENDU A. RESPONDENTS: 1 KERALA WATER AUTHORITY JALABHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 685033 2 THE FINANCE MANAGER &CHIEFACCOUNTOFFICER KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALABHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 685033 3 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, HEAD WORKS DIVISION, ARUVIKKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695564 SRI.P.M.JOHNY - SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.01.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).38858/2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C)NOs.38780 & 38858 OF 2023 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN WP(C) NO. 38858 OF 2023 PETITIONER: MIDLAND ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, VARIKODAN BUILDING,
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