Pinnacle Motor Works PVT. LTD vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The High Court upheld the State Tax Officer's order, finding no error of law or jurisdiction. It ruled that the petitioner failed to establish their claim with credible evidence and did not discharge the burden of proof under Section 155 of the GST Act.
Facts
The petitioner claimed transitional credit of Rs. 6,84,886.92/- in TRAN-1, asserting that devastating floods damaged their records, preventing them from submitting original invoices. The State Tax Officer rejected the claim, citing the petitioner's failure to provide relevant supporting documents as stipulated by a circular.
Key Issues
Whether the State Tax Officer was justified in rejecting the petitioner's claim for transitional credit due to the non-production of supporting documents, and if the petitioner discharged the burden of proof under Section 155 of the GST Act.
Sections Cited
Section 140(5), Section 140(7), Section 142(11)(C), Section 155
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 / 3RD KARTHIKA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 34974 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S: PINNACLE MOTOR WORKS PVT. LTD HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 55/1192-8 (OLD 13/1-55), GURUVAYOOR ROAD, PUZHAKKAL PADAM, AYYANTHOLE P.O, THRISSUR , REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, GAABI GAFOOR, S/O ABDUL GAFOOR, AGED 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT ARAKKAL VETTATH HOUSE, 30/642/1, PATTURAIKKAL ROAD, POONKUNNAM P.O, THRISSUR,, PIN - 680003 BY ADVS. NIRMAL V NAIR ARATHI PRABHAKARAN ENCIL K. SABU RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMS GST POLICY WING, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER (GST), PIN - 110001 3 GOODS AND SERVICE TAX COUNCIL 5TH FLOOR, TOWER-II, JEEVAN BHARATI BUILDING, JANPATH ROAD, CONNAUGHT PLACE, NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, PIN - 110001 4 THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE GST TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA, KILLIPALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002 5 STATE TAX OFFICER O/O THE STATE TAX OFFICER, TAXPAYER SERVICES CIRCLE, M
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