The Secretary -Treasurer vs. The Commissioner
Held
The High Court directed the respondent to expeditiously adjudicate the show cause notice within two months. The notice for suo motu GST registration was ordered to be kept in abeyance until a final decision is taken on the GST liability determined by the show cause notice.
Facts
The Kerala Co-operative Deposit Guarantee Fund Board, administering a deposit guarantee scheme, received a show cause notice under Section 73 of the CGST Act demanding GST on contributions collected. Concurrently, a notice for suo motu GST registration was issued, which the Board challenged, arguing that liability should be determined first.
Key Issues
The key issues were whether the Board was liable to pay CGST/SGST on contributions collected for the deposit guarantee fund and if a suo motu GST registration notice could be pursued before determining the actual GST liability.
Sections Cited
Section 73
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023/28TH AGRAHAYANA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 3352 OF 2023 PETITIONER: THE SECRETARY-TREASURER, KERALA CO-OPERATIVE DEPOSIT GUARANTEE FUND BOARD, TC 82/5422(1), AMBUJAVILASAM ROAD, PULIMOOD JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TREASURER, MOHAN MON P JOSEPH, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O. P.V. JOSEPH BY ADVS. K.SASIKUMAR P.S.RAGHUKUMAR S.ARAVIND RESPONDENTS: 1 THE COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL TAX, CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS, P.B. NO.13, GST BHAVAN, PRESS CLUB ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001 2 THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE, P.B. NO.13, GST BHAVAN, PRESS CLUB ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695001 3 THE SUPERINTENDENT (AE), OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL TAX, CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS, P.B. NO.13, GST BHAVAN, PRESS CLUB ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695001
W.P.(C.) No. 3352/2023 2 BY SRI. P.R.SREEJITH, STANDING COUNSEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19.12.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C.) No. 3352/
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