K.Dineshkumar vs. The State Tax Officer-1
Held
The Kerala High Court held that the issue was completely addressed by the Supreme Court's judgment in *Union of India & anr. v. Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd. & anr.* The Court directed that the Supreme Court's directions, including opening the common portal for TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms for two months (Sept 1 to Oct 31, 2022) and subsequent verification by officers, would apply to the present case.
Facts
The petitioner, K.Dineshkumar, sought to avail transitional credit while migrating to the Goods & Services Tax regime, facing issues with filing/revising declarations through TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms. The case involved a dispute regarding the petitioner's claim for transitional credit, leading to a notice and order from the State Tax Officer.
Key Issues
The key legal issue concerned the process and timeframe for taxpayers to avail transitional credit by filing or revising TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms when migrating to the GST regime, particularly in light of technical difficulties and previous High Court judgments.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. THURSDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2022 / 28TH ASWINA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 502 OF 2020 PETITIONER: K.DINESHKUMAR, AGED 51 YEARS PROPRIETOR, M/S. KRISHNA ENTERPRISES, SANKARAMANGALAM, PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD 679 303. BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER-1, SGST DEPARTMENT, PATTAMBI -679 303. 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE GST, TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA, KILLIPPALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 002. 3 GOODS AND SERVICES TAX NETWORK PVT. LTD., EAST WING, 4TH FLOOR, WORLD MARK -1, AEROCITY, NEW DELHI 110 037, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANGING DIRECTOR. 4 GOODS AND SERVICE TAX COUNCIL, 5TH FLOOR, TOWER-II, JEEVAN BHARATI BUILDING, JANPATH ROAD, CONNAUGHT PLACE, NEW DELHI-110 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 5 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, PRINCIPAL NODAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE, C.R. BUILDINGS, I.S. PRESS ROAD, KOCHI 18. BY ADVS. ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE KERALA P.VIJAYAKUMAR, ASG OF INDIA P.R.SREEJITH, SC, GSTN
W.P.(C)No.502/2020 2 OTHER PRESENT: ADV. THUSHARA JAMES (SR GP), ADV S MANU ( ASGI) THIS WRIT
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