M/S Deepak Rubber And Chemicals Industries vs. Union Of INDIA And Anr
Held
The Court did not make a substantive finding on the petitioner's entitlement to the refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit. Instead, the Court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous based on a statement made by the learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab. The State's counsel, on instructions, informed the Court that the petitioner's refund has been processed and sanctioned and would be credited to their bank account within two weeks. Consequently, the learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the petition had become infructuous. The Court accepted this submission and disposed of the petition. No specific provisions of the GST Act were discussed in detail, nor was there a detailed reasoning provided for the sanction of the refund. The operative direction was to dispose of the petition as infructuous.
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Deepak Rubber and Chemicals Industries, filed a writ petition seeking a direction from the respondents to acknowledge and sanction their claim for a refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit. The respondents, Union of India and others, including the State of Punjab, were represented. The tax period for which the refund was claimed is not explicitly stated in the judgment. The action under challenge was the non-sanction of the refund claim by the GST authorities. The amount in dispute is not mentioned. The procedural history is limited to the filing of the writ petition and the subsequent statement made by the State's counsel.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction for the acknowledgement and sanction of their claim for refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit under the relevant provisions of the GST law? The petitioner argued that they are entitled to the refund of their unutilized Input Tax Credit and sought a direction for its sanction. The respondents, specifically the State of Punjab, through its counsel, stated that the refund of the petitioner has been processed and sanctioned and would be credited within two weeks. The judgment does not record any specific arguments from the Union of India beyond their representation. The core issue revolves around the petitioner's right to the refund and the respondents' obligation to process it.
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-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Date of Decision: 03.03.2020 M/s Deepak Rubber and Chemicals Industries through its owner/authorised representative Sh. Dharam Paul Suri Petitioner Versus Union of India and others Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN Present: Mr. Vivek Salathia, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Sourabh Goel, Advocate for respondent No.1-UOI.
Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3-State of Punjab. **** AJAY TEWARI, J. (Oral) [1] This writ petition has been filed seeking direction to the respondents to acknowledge and sanction the claim of the petitioner for refund of the un-utilized Input Tax Credit. [2] Today, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab , on instructions from Mr. Amardeep Singh Nanda, E.T.O., Jalandhar-2, states that refund of the petitioner has been processed & sanctioned and the same would be credited in its bank account within two weeks from today. [3] In view of this, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petition is rendered infructuous. PANKAJ BAWEJA 2020.03.05 16:18 I attest to the accuracy
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