M/S. Vishwanath Industries Infra Solutions PVT LTD vs. The Assistant Commissioner Of Customs

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WP(MD)/4849/2026HC MadrasGSTCNR HCMD01024483202614 July 2026Bench: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE C. SARAVANAN5 pages

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W.P.(MD) No.4849 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.07.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN W.P.(MD) No.4849 of 2026 M/s.Vishwanath Industries Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Rep. by its Director, Kishor Vishwanath Bhoot, (IEC : AAICV3639B) No.B-19, M.I.D.C., Area Sevagramroad, Wardha, Maharastra - 442006. ... Petitioner Vs. The Assistant Commissioner of Customs, IGST Refund Section, Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Tuticorin. ... Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the Letter issued by the respondent on 10.12.2025 and quash the same as being arbitrary and further direct the respondent to sanction IGST Refund of Rs.1.07 Crore in respect of the goods exported by the petitioner vide the Shipping Bills mentioned above along with applicable interest. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Natarajan For Respondent : Mr.R.Gowri Shankar Senior Standing Counsel _____________ Page No. 1 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.4849 of 2026

O R D E R The petitioner is before this Court challenging the impugned order dated 10.12.2025, whereby the request of the petitioner to process the online refund claims filed by the petitioner for refund of IGST under the provisions of the respective GST enactments has been rejected with the following observations:

“2. It is intimated that IGST Refund is complete automated system driven process. In other words, once you file GST returns, the data from GSTN will automatically be transmitted to the Customs System (ICES) and upon found being matched with the date of ICES, the system automatically sanction IGST refund. On verification of the 4 Shipping Bills on ICES system, the following errors populated, as mentioned below; Sl No SB No SB Date IGST Refund Error Status (Screenshot

of message appearing enclosed) 1 7642106 08.02.2023 Eligible latest scroll amount does not tally with sum of eligible latest GST amount. 2 6680120 04.01.2023 Eligible latest scroll amount does not tally with sum of eligible latest GST amount. 3 7867231 17.02.2023 Eligible latest scroll amount does not tally with sum of eligible latest GST amount. _____________ Page No. 2 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 7229669 24.01.2023 Scroll is already generated. Scroll No.60262/2024 dated 25.11.2024. IGST

Amt sanctioned is Rs.469637/-

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It is further informed that there is no legal as well as practical provisions available at out end to sanction IGST manually. This is for your kind information please.”

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On a perusal of the impugned order, I am of the view that it is unsustainable, as the benefit of refund claims, which is statutorily recognised under the provisions of the respective GST Enactments, cannot be curtailed or denied merely on account of technical issues arising in the web portal. The respondent is duty-bound to refund the amounts in accordance with the provisions of the respective GST Enactments, 2017. Therefore, the impugned order is quashed.

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Therefore, I quash the impugned order and direct the respondent to process the refund claims of the petitioner manually by accepting the requisite documents in physical form and pass appropriate refund orders, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. _____________ Page No. 3 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 14.07.2026 JEN NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No To The Assistant Commissioner of Customs, IGST Refund Section, Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Tuticorin. _____________ Page No. 4 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.SARAVANAN, J. JEN

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