Qrs Retail Limited vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The High Court applied the Supreme Court's directions in *Union of India & anr. v. Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd. & anr.*, mandating GSTN to open the common portal for filing/revising TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms from September 1 to October 31, 2022. It also directed officers to verify claims within 90 days and reflect allowed credit in the Electronic Credit Ledger.
Facts
The petitioner, QRS Retail Limited, sought to avail transitional credit while migrating to the GST regime, facing issues with filing or revising TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 forms. The case concerned the difficulties taxpayers encountered in availing transitional credit due to portal issues.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the ability of taxpayers to file or revise declarations for availing transitional credit (TRAN-1 and TRAN-2) during the migration to the GST regime, especially concerning technical glitches and the reopening of the common portal.
Sections Cited
TRAN-1, TRAN-2
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST 2022 / 14TH SRAVANA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 9712 OF 2022 PETITIONER: QRS RETAIL LIMITED, 3RD FLOOR, RAYMOND BUILDING, M.G. ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, SRI. S. MURALIDHARAN. BY ADVS. A.KUMAR P.J.ANILKUMAR G.MINI(1748) JOB ABRAHAM P.S.SREE PRASAD AJAY V.ANAND RESPONDENTS: 1 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NO.137, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI- 110001. 2 THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3 THE GST COUNCIL, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, 5TH FLOOR, TOWER II, JEEVAN BHARTI BUILDING, JANPATH ROAD, CONNAUGHT PLACE, NEW DELHI-110001. 4 CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMS, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (REVENUE), DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NO.137, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001. 5 GOODS & SERVICES TAX NETWORK, EAST WING, 4TH FLOOR, WORLD MARK 1, AEROCITY, NEW DELHI-1100370. W.P.(C)No.9712/2022 2 6 THE COMMISSIONER, KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,
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