Panachamootil Motors vs. The Commissioner (Audit)
Held
The High Court directed the competent authority to consider the petitioners' case in light of settled legal positions and inform them about the applicable interest on the reversed credit. The adjudication process is to be completed within three months.
Facts
The petitioners challenged a show cause notice proposing reversal of input tax under Cenvat. They had already reversed the Cenvat credit as per previous court orders. The respondents stated that the adjudicating authority could consider the case if the entire common credit availed was reversed.
Key Issues
The key legal issues involved the challenge to a show cause notice concerning the reversal of Cenvat credit and the subsequent determination of interest payable after the credit had already been reversed by the petitioners.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 17TH PHALGUNA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 10778 OF 2019 PETITIONERS: 1 PANACHAMOOTIL MOTORS DEEPAM COMPLEX, KC/XIII-809,KILIKOLLUR P.O, KOLLAM - 691 004, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER MR. JITHIN ABRAHAM THOMAS. 2 JITHIN ABRAHAM THOMAS, S/O. ABRAHAM THOMAS, PANACHAMOOTTIL HOUSE, CHENNILODE, MEDICAL COLLGE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 011. BY ADVS. JOSEPH KODIANTHARA (SR.) SRI.V.ABRAHAM MARKOS SRI.ABRAHAM JOSEPH MARKOS SRI.ISAAC THOMAS SRI.P.G.CHANDAPILLAI ABRAHAM SHRI.VIPIN ANTO H.M. SHRI.ALEXANDER JOSEPH MARKOS SHRI.SHARAD JOSEPH KODANTHARA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE COMMISSIONER (AUDIT) O/O THE COMMISSIONER (AUDIT) CENTRAL TAX & CENTRAL EXCISE, CENTRAL REVENUE BUILDING, I.S PRESS ROAD, KOCHI- 682 018. 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL TAX & CENTRAL EXCISE, GST BHAVAN, PRESS CLUB ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE (AUDIT), KOLLAM CIRCLE, ST. MARYS BUILDING, KADAPPAKAD, KOLLAM-691 008. 4 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (AUDIT), CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE (AUDIT) CENTRAL REVENUE BUILDING, I.S PRESS ROAD, KOCHI-682
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