M/S Shagun Enterprises vs. Union Of INDIA And 4 Others
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Shagun Enterprises, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the GST Council (respondent no. 2) to recommend to the State Government an extension of the time period for filing its GST Tran-1 application. The petitioner claimed that its application was not entertained on the last date, December 27, 2017, due to the electronic system of respondent no. 2 not responding despite several efforts. This failure to file on time, the petitioner argued, would result in the loss of eligible transactional credit.
Held
The Court directed the respondents to reopen the GST portal within two weeks from the date of the order. In the event the portal was not reopened, the respondents were directed to entertain the petitioner's application manually after due verification of the claimed credits. Furthermore, the Court ordered that the petitioner be allowed to pay its taxes using the regular electronic system, considering the credit that might be allowed. With these directions, the writ petition was disposed of. The Court's decision was based on addressing the petitioner's grievance regarding the inability to file the GST Tran-1 application due to alleged system failures.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction for the reopening of the GST Tran-1 portal or manual acceptance of its application, considering the alleged technical glitches on the last date for filing. Petitioner's Contention: The petitioner argued that due to the non-responsive electronic system on the last date for filing the GST Tran-1 application, they were unable to submit their complete application for transactional credit. They contended that this technical failure should not lead to the forfeiture of their legitimate credit, and therefore, the portal should be reopened or their application entertained manually. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents to facilitate the filing of their application. Respondent's Contention: The judgment does not record any specific arguments made by the respondents. However, the court's directions suggest that the respondents were expected to address the issue of portal access and manual application processing.
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Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT TAX No. - 359 of 2018 Petitioner :- M/S Shagun Enterprises Respondent :- Union Of India And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rishi Raj Kapoor Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Gaurav Mahajan Hon'ble Bharati Sapru,J. Hon'ble Neeraj Tiwari,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus directing the GST council respondent no.2 to make recommendations to the State Government to extend the time period for filing of GST Tran- 1 in the case of the petitioner because his application was not entertained on the last date i.e. 27.12.2017 and he has filed his complete application for the necessary transactional credit. The petitioner has alleged in the petition that despite making several efforts on the last date for filing of the application, the electronic system of the respondent no.2 did not respond, as a result of which the petitioner is likely to suffer loss of the credit that it is entitled to by passage of time. In view of the above, the respondents are directed to reopen the portal within two weeks from today. In the event they do not do so, they will entertain the application of the petitioner manually and pass ord
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