Kerala Agencies, Kottarakara vs. The Joint Commissioner
Held
The High Court held that the issue raised was completely addressed by the Supreme Court's judgment in *Union of India & anr. v. Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd. & anr.*. It applied the Supreme Court's directions, which mandated GSTN to reopen the common portal for filing TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms for two months and outlined the subsequent verification process by officers.
Facts
The petitioner, an assessee migrating to the GST regime, sought to avail Transitional Credit but faced difficulties in filing/revising declarations for such credit. The matter concerned the process and mechanism for claiming transitional input tax credit.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the ability of taxpayers to file or revise declarations and avail Transitional Credit while migrating to the Goods & Services Tax regime, specifically concerning the reopening of the portal for TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms.
Sections Cited
None explicitly mentioned
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. TUESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2022 / 26TH ASWINA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 27183 OF 2019 PETITIONER/S: KERALA AGENCIES, KOTTARAKARA, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER SRI.ABRAHAM THOMAS. BY ADVS. AJI V.DEV SRI.H.ABDUL LATHIEF SMT.O.A.NURIYA SRI.ALAN PRIYADARSHI DEV RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, PRINCIPAL NODAL OFFICER, C.R.BUILDING, I.S.PRESS ROAD, KOCHI - 18. 2 THE STATE TAX OFFICER, SGST DEPARTMENT, KOTTARAKARA. 3 THE NODAL OFFICER FOR STATE GST, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAXES, TAX TOWER, KILLIPPALAM, KARAMANA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 002. 4 THE NODAL OFFICER FOR CENTRAL GST, GOODS AND SERVICE TAXES, C.R.BUILDING, I.S.PRESS ROAD, KOCHI - 18. 5 GOODS AND SERVICES TAX NETWORK, EAST WNG, 4TH FLOOR, WORK MARK-1, AEROCITY, NEW DELHI - 110 037. 6 GOODS AND SERVICES TAX COUNCIL, 5TH FLOOR, TOWER-II, JEEVAN BHARATI BUILDING, JANPATH ROAD, CONNAUGHT PLACE, NEW DELHI - 110 001. BY ADVS. SRI.JAGATH. N., CGC SHRI.P.R.SREEJITH, SC, GSTN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.10.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 27183 OF 2019
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