M/S Jyoti Forge And Fabrication vs. The State Of Bihar
Held
The Court noted that the petitioner's grievance concerning the refund claim had been redressed. This implies that the refund that was claimed by the petitioner has been granted. Consequently, the Court found that the writ petition had become infructuous. The Court's decision was based on the fact that the relief sought by the petitioner, which was the grant of the refund, had already been achieved. Therefore, there was no further necessity for the Court to adjudicate on the matter. The principle established is that if the underlying grievance of a writ petition is resolved during the pendency of the proceedings, the petition will be dismissed as infructuous.
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Jyoti Forge and Fabrication, filed a writ petition before the Patna High Court. The petitioner's grievance pertained to a refund claimed under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. The State of Bihar, through the Commissioner of State Taxes, and other railway authorities were listed as respondents. The petition was filed in the Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 14642 of 2022. The core issue revolved around the petitioner's entitlement to a refund. The proceedings were before the High Court, not a tribunal.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to the refund claimed under the GST regime, and if so, has the grievance been redressed? Petitioner's Contention: The petitioner approached the High Court seeking redressal for a refund claim. The petition was filed to address the issue of the refund. The petitioner's expectation was that the court would direct the authorities to process and grant the refund. Revenue/State's Contention: The judgment does not explicitly record any arguments made by the revenue or state authorities. However, the outcome suggests that the issue of the refund was resolved in favor of the petitioner, implying a favorable response or action from the revenue side.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14642 of 2022 ====================================================== M/s Jyoti Forge and Fabrication (Unit of M/s Jyoti Fordge and Fabrication Pvt. Limited), through its Director, Mr. Basant Kumar Patni, son of Late Phool Chand Jain, Registered Office-1st Floor, Pooja Apartment, S.C. Goswami Road, Post Office and Police Station- Panbazaar, Guwahati, Assam- 781001 and represented hereby through his regularly appointed attorney Shri Sourajit Dey, Male, aged about 23 years, Son of Shri Ramanuj Dey, resident of 24, Bye-Lane, 4 Anand Nagar Adabari, Pandu, Kamrup, Assam. Local Office Address H/o Shri Manoj Rai, Road No. 11, Mohalla and Police Station- Rajiv Nagar, Post- Keshri Nagar, Patna- 800024. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
The State of Bihar through the Commissioner, State Taxes, Bihar, Patna. New Secretariat, Bailey Raod, Patna.
The Joint Commissioner, State Taxes, Patna Central Circle, Anta Ghat, Near Chamber of Commerce, North Gandhi Maidan, Patna.
The District Treasury Officer, Collectorate Treasury of Patna.
North East Railway, through its Deputy Chief Engineer, Construction/Bridge Head Quarter
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