M/S. Malabar Cements LTD. vs. The Assistant Commissioner
Held
The High Court found no error in the Commissioner's decision to reject the application for extending the limitation period, as it was filed belatedly after five years. Consequently, the denial of transitional credit due to the non-extension of the limitation period was upheld, and the writ petition was disposed of.
Facts
M/s. Malabar Cements Ltd. filed a writ petition challenging orders that denied their claim for transitional credit for pre-GST inward supplies and rejected their application for extending the limitation period. The petitioner had claimed credit after the initial 30-day period without a Commissioner's order and applied for an extension five years after filing their TRAN-1 return.
Key Issues
Whether the Commissioner was justified in rejecting a five-year-delayed application for extending the limitation period to claim transitional credit under Section 140(5) of the GST Act, and if the subsequent denial of credit was valid.
Sections Cited
Section 140(5)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 / 27TH ASWINA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 12899 OF 2023 PETITIONER: M/S. MALABAR CEMENTS LTD., WALAYAR DAM POST, PALAKKAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER (FINANCE) I/C, RAMESH BALAGOPALAN. BY ADVS. SRI. HARISANKAR V. MENON SRI. MEERA V.MENON SRI. R. SREEJITH SRI. K. KRISHNA SRI. PARVATHY MENON RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE, PALAKKAD DIVISION,CR BUILDINGS, METTUPALAYAM STREET, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678001. 2 THE COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE, C R BUILDINGS, MANANCHIRA, KOZHIKODE, PIN – 673001. 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE, PALAKKAD DIVISION, C R BUILDINGS, METTUPALAYAM STREET, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678001. 4 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE), NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI, PIN – 110001. BY ADV. SRI. P. G. JAYASHANKAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.10.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 12899 OF 2023 2 DINESH KUMAR SINGH, J. -------------
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