M/S Royal Tradelinks (Legal Name – Nazar) vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The High Court directed the 3rd respondent to dispose of the petitioner's pending application under Rule 86A(2) of the CGST/SGST Rules within one month. The Court explicitly left open other issues raised by the petitioner for future adjudication.
Facts
The petitioner challenged proceedings blocking credit in their electronic cash ledger, alleging fraudulent input tax credit claims. An application filed by the petitioner under Rule 86A(2) of the CGST/SGST Rules was pending before the 3rd respondent.
Key Issues
The key legal issues raised were the legality of blocking credit in the electronic cash ledger, whether a negative balance could be created, and if the absence of a Document Identification Number (DIN) vitiated the impugned proceedings.
Sections Cited
Rule 86A(2)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2022 / 27TH ASWINA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 25713 OF 2022 PETITIONER: M/S ROYAL TRADELINKS (LEGAL NAME - NAZAR) AGED 40 YEARS REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. NAZAR, KACHERY HOUSE, KONDOORKARA POST, KALLADIPATTA, PALAKKAD , PIN - 679313 BY ADVS. A.KUMAR P.J.ANILKUMAR G.MINI(1748) P.S.SREE PRASAD JOB ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM , PIN - 695001 2 COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX TAX TOWER, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA P.O., THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695002 3 JOINT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 BY ADV GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. THUSHARA JAMES (SR GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.10.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P (C) No.25713/2022 -2- J U D G M E N T This writ petition has been filed challenging the proceedings taken to block the credit available in the electronic cash ledger of the petitioner, on the allegation that the claim for input tax credit was fraudulent. When this matter is ta
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