Grace Trading Company vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court directed the 6th respondent (State Tax Officer) to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's refund application (Ext.P13) within three weeks. It also directed the officer to consider if the refund, if permitted, could be set off against the CGST/SGST liability for July 2017, and stayed recovery steps until orders are issued.
Facts
The petitioner wrongly claimed input tax credit for Integrated Tax under the Central Tax and State Tax heads instead of the correct Integrated Tax head. Following an assessment order and initiation of recovery steps, the petitioner filed a refund application and sought to set off the amount against CGST/SGST liability.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the petitioner was entitled to a refund or set-off for input tax credit wrongly claimed under incorrect tax heads and if the refund application should be considered.
Sections Cited
None mentioned
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI MONDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY 2023 / 10TH MAGHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 2411 OF 2023 PETITIONER: 1 GRACE TRADING COMPANY PPIV5/190, ATHAYAKUNNU NEAR VAYANASASLA KANNUR, PIN - 670005 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, T P MUNEER BY ADVS. R.JAIKRISHNA NARAYANI HARIKRISHNAN C.S.ARUN SHANKAR ANISH P. RESPONDENTS: 1 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY (REVENUE), MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI G.P.O., PIN - 110001 2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM G.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 3 GST COUNCIL THROUGH ITS CHAIRPERSON, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, NORTH BLOCK, DELHI G.P.O., PIN - 110001 4 GOODS AND SERVICES TAX NETWORK EAST WING 4TH FLOOR, WORLD MARK - I AERO CITY, NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY ITS - CHAIRMAN, PIN - 110037 5 COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT TAX TOWER, KARAMANA P.O THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 673006 6 STATE TAX OFFICER OFFICE OF THE STATE TAX OFFICER 3RD CIRCLE, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT 4TH FLOOR, BSNL BHAVAN KANNUR, PIN - 67000
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