Suryansh Broadcasting PVT. LTD. vs. The Superintendent
Held
The High Court quashed the garnishee proceedings as a matter of indulgence, noting that the petitioner had brought the installment payments up to date. This relief was conditioned on the petitioner's commitment to continue discharging the balance liability in terms of the original installment order without any further default, failing which the department could recover the entire amount under the proviso to Section 80.
Facts
The petitioner, facing a demand for interest on belated GST payments, was granted permission under Section 80 of the CGST/SGST Act to pay the amount in installments. Upon the petitioner's failure to adhere to the agreed payment schedule, garnishee proceedings were initiated against third parties owing money to the petitioner. These writ petitions challenged the legality of those garnishee proceedings.
Key Issues
The core issue was whether garnishee proceedings initiated due to a default on an installment payment plan granted under Section 80 of the CGST/SGST Act should be sustained, particularly when the petitioner subsequently regularizes the belated payments.
Sections Cited
Section 80
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
WP(C) NO. 30855 OF 2022 PETITIONER: SURYANSH BROADCASTING PVT. LTD. B6, ABM TOWER, KADAVANTHARA, ERNAKULAM, PIN – 682 020. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER DIRECTOR, BY ADV K.J.MANU RAJ RESPONDENTS: 1 THE SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE, GST BHAVAN, KATHRIKADAVU, KALOOR, KOCHI, PIN – 682 017. 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL TAXES AND CENTRAL EXCISE COCHIN COMMISSIONERATE, CENTRAL EXCISE BHAVAN, IS PRESS ROAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN – 682 016. 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CENTRAL TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE, ERNAKULAM DIVISION, 4TH FLOOR, CENTRAL EXCISE BHAVAN, KATHRIKADAVU, KOCHI, PIN – 682 017. OTHER PRESENT: ADV. P R SREEJITH (SC- CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE )) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.10.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C)No.30855/2022 & W.P.(C)No.29584/2022 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
WP(C) NO. 29584 OF 2022 PETITIONER: M/S. S
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