Raju Joseph vs. State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court allowed the writ petition, setting aside the impugned orders. It remitted the matter to the Assessing Authority to reconsider the petitioner's ITC claim, irrespective of the GSTR 2A reflection, in light of Circular No.183/15/2022-GST and previous judgments, subject to the petitioner depositing 10% of the assessed amount.
Facts
The petitioner, a registered GST dealer, challenged orders denying input tax credit (ITC) for the financial year 2017-18. The denial was based solely on a mismatch between the ITC claimed in Form GSTR 3B and that reflected in Form GSTR 2A.
Key Issues
Whether input tax credit can be denied solely due to a mismatch between Form GSTR 2A and Form GSTR 3B for the financial year 2017-18, particularly in light of government clarifications for initial GST implementation years.
Sections Cited
Section 16, Section 16(2)(c), Section 16(4), Section 17, Section 18
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH TUESDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 / 9TH KARTHIKA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 22478 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S:
RAJU JOSEPH, AGED 49 YEARS PROP: FUTURE GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, TP 10/600, VARANAM, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688555
BY ADVS. K.N.SREEKUMARAN P.J.ANILKUMAR (A-1768) N.SANTHOSHKUMAR
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE TAX OFFICER, STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, MINI CIVIL STATION, CHERTHALA., PIN - 688522 2 ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER, TAXPAYER SERVICES CIRCLE, STATE GOODS & SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA NORTH, MINI CIVIL STATION, ALAPPUZHA., PIN - 688013 3 COMMISSIONER OF STATE GOODS & SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWER, 9TH FLOOR, KILLIPPALAM, KARAMANA-P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002 4 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY (TAXES), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
W.P.(C) No.22478/2023
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5 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110001
BY ADVS. THUSHARA JAMES K.R.RAJKUMAR SREEJITH P. R
OTHER PRE
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