Kameswari Agencies vs. The Assistant Commissioner
Held
The High Court held that Section 16(5) of the GST Act extended the time limit for claiming ITC for the financial year 2019-2020 until November 30, 2021. Since the petitioner's claims were filed in October 2020, they were within this extended period. Therefore, the rejection of ITC claims on the ground of delayed filing was erroneous.
Facts
The petitioner, Kameswari Agencies, filed Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims for the period September 2019 to March 2020 in October 2020. The 1st respondent rejected these claims, arguing they were filed beyond the time limit of October 25, 2020, prescribed under Section 16(4) of the GST Act. The petitioner challenged this rejection.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the petitioner's Input Tax Credit claims for the period September 2019 to March 2020 were time-barred under Section 16(4) of the GST Act, or if the extended period under Section 16(5) applied.
Sections Cited
Section 16(4), Section 16(5), Section 39, Section 73, Section 79(1)(c)
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APHC010128092026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3579] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA WRIT PETITION NO: 7160/2026 Between:
KAMESWARI AGENCIES, 50-5013, GROUND FLOOR, GURUNANAK MARG, P T COLONY, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530 013, A.P.
REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, K.KAMESWARI, W/O K. VENKATA RANGA RAO
...PETITIONER AND 1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DWARAKANAGAR CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIVISION-1, VISAKHAPATNAM. AP.
THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ST, DWARAKANAGAR CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIVISION-1, VISAKHAPATNAM. AP.
THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE (CT), SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P.-522238. 4. THE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE NORTH BLOCK, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI - 100 001. 5. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY (FINANCE), FINANCE DEPARTMENT, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001. 6. THE MANAGER, ICICI
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