Pinnacle Vehicles & Services PVT. LTD. vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The High Court upheld the Superintendent's decision, finding no error of law or jurisdiction. It ruled that the petitioner failed to discharge the burden under Section 155 of the GST Act to prove their Transitional Credit claim with cogent evidence.
Facts
Pinnacle Vehicles & Services Pvt. Ltd. claimed Transitional Credit of Rs. 54,10,677/- in TRAN-1 but failed to submit original invoices and supporting documents, citing website errors and destruction of records due to floods. The Superintendent rejected the claim for lack of evidence.
Key Issues
Whether the rejection of the petitioner's Transitional Credit claim was justified due to their failure to produce supporting documents, and whether the burden of proof under Section 155 was met.
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. 34839 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S: PINNACLE VEHICLES & SERVICES PVT. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 9/29, NH 47, MANNUTHY BYE PASS, KUTTANELLUR 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 - 680014 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 SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE, KOZHIKODE RAGE II, O/O SUPERINTENDENT, CE
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