M/S Neelkantham Systems PVT LTD vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court held that the Respondent No. 2 should take a decision on the petitioner's application for a Discharge Certificate at the earliest, preferably within forty-five days from the receipt of the order, if it had not been decided already. The Court directed that the respondents, while deciding the application, should consider the circular dated August 27, 2019, if it was applicable to the petitioner's case. The ratio of this decision is that administrative authorities should decide pending applications expeditiously, taking into account relevant government clarifications.
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Neelkantham Systems Pvt Ltd, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur. The petitioner's sole grievance was a direction to Respondent No. 2, the Designated Committee, Central GST and Excise, to decide on their application for a Discharge Certificate. The petitioner stated that this application had been pending for a considerable time and that a relevant clarification was issued by the Government of India on August 27, 2019. The petition was filed against the Union of India and the Central GST authorities.
Key Issues
1. Whether the Respondent No. 2 should be directed to decide the petitioner's application for a Discharge Certificate? The petitioner argued that their application had been pending for a long time and that a recent government clarification dated August 27, 2019, should be considered. The respondents did not record any specific arguments against this limited prayer.
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-1- NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPT No. 91 of 2020
M/s Neelkantham Systems Pvt Ltd, Through Mr. Anuj Rana, S/o Late Rana Brijendra Singh, Aged 52 Years, R/o G- 1, Deendayal Complex, District : Korba, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner Versus
Union Of India Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Ministry Of Finance North Block, New Delhi 110001
Designated Committee, Central GST And Excise, Central GST Building , Dhamtari Road, Tikarapara, Raipur 492001, Chhattisgarh
Principal Commissioner, Central GST And Excise Central GST Building , Dhamtari Road, Tikarapara, Raipur 492001, Chhattisgarh -----Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Siddharth Shukla, Advocate For UOI/Resp. No. 1 : Mr. Sharad Mishra, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Ramakant Mishra, Asst. S.G. For Respondent 2 &3 : Mr. Maneesh Sharma, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 30.09.2020
The limited grievance that the petitioner in the present writ petition has raised is for an appropriate direction to the respondent no. 2 for taking an appropriate decision on the application for issuance of Discharge Certificate moved by the petitioner.
The counsel for the petitioner
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