Amtex Industries vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The 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.`. It directed the GSTN to open the common portal for filing/revising TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms for two months (Sept 1 to Oct 31, 2022), after which officers have 90 days to verify claims and reflect allowed credit in the Electronic Credit Ledger.
Facts
The petitioner, Amtex Industries, filed a writ petition concerning the issue of availing Transitional Credit, specifically CENVAT credit through TRAN-1, while migrating to the Goods & Services Tax regime. The petition sought to address difficulties faced by taxpayers in filing or revising declarations for such credit.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the process and availability for availing Transitional Credit, including CENVAT credit through TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms, for taxpayers migrating to the GST regime.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF AUGUST 2022 / 9TH BHADRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 35436 OF 2019 PETITIONER/S: AMTEX INDUSTRIES 10/615(19), SECOND FLOOR, GERMAN PLAZA, COLLEGE ROAD, PALAKKAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER SRI SREEKUMAR VINOD KUMAR. BY ADVS. N.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR SRI.S.JAFFERALI RESPONDENT/S: 1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (REVENUE) MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENEU, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI 110 001 2 GOODS AND SERVICE TAX COUNCIL, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPEERSON, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI 110 001 3 THE COMMISSIONER, GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA 695 002. 4 THE NODEL OFFICER FOR CENTRAL GST, GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA 695 002 5 SUPEERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICE TAX NORTH RANGE, PALAKKAD 678 001. BY ADVS.
W.P.C.No. 35436 of 2019 2 SHRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, ASG OF INDIA SRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR SRI.P.R.SREEJITH, SC, CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS OTHER PRESENT: ADV. S MANU (ASGI) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
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