Tomco Engineering (P) LTD vs. Kerala Water Authority
Held
The Court directed the 1st respondent, Kerala Water Authority, to consider the petitioner's claim for GST reimbursement in terms of its Ext.P2 circular. This consideration must include affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard, with a decision to be passed within two months.
Facts
The petitioner, a contractor for Kerala Water Authority (KWA), sought reimbursement for GST (12%) introduced after the tender award, replacing VAT (5%) and a service tax exemption. The petitioner claimed eligibility for this reimbursement under KWA's Ext.P2 circular, but the Authority had not considered the claim. The KWA counsel stated no objection to considering the claim.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the Kerala Water Authority was obligated to consider and reimburse the petitioner's GST claim based on its own circular (Ext.P2) following the introduction of GST.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. MONDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2022 / 18TH ASWINA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 31751 OF 2019 PETITIONER/S: TOMCO ENGINEERING (P) LTD PALANATTIL, KUNNACKAL.P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA-682316, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR BY ADVS. K.I.MAYANKUTTY MATHER SMT.T.K.SREEKALA SMT.SWATHI H.PRASAD RESPONDENT/S: 1 KERALA WATER AUTHORITY HEAD OFFICE JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, VELLAYAMBALAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695033 2 SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P.H.CIRCLE, VIKAS BHAVAN.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695033 3 EXECUTRIVE ENGINEER SEWERAGE DIVISION, KERALA AUTHORITY-PATTOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695024 BY ADV SRI.P.BENJAMIN PAUL, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.10.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 31751 OF 2019 2 JUDGMENT
Petitioner is a contractor, who was the successful bidder for certain works tendered by the Kerala Water Authority. It is the case of the petitioner that at the time when the tenders were issued and at the time of award of work, the only t
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