M/S National Chemical And Dyes Company vs. Union Of INDIA Through Secretary Ministry Of Finance (Department Of Revenue), And 3 Others
Facts
The petitioner, M/s National Chemical And Dyes Company, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the GST Council to recommend an extension of the time period for filing GST Tran-1. The petitioner alleged that their application for transactional credit could not be entertained on the last date, December 27, 2017, due to the electronic system of the respondent not responding. This failure to file resulted in the petitioner being at risk of losing entitled credit. The petition was filed before the Allahabad High Court.
Held
The Court held that the petitioner was prevented from filing their GST Tran-1 application on the last date due to technical issues with the respondent's electronic system. Consequently, the Court directed the respondents to reopen the portal within two weeks from the date of the order. If 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 ensured that the petitioner would be allowed to pay their taxes on the regular electronic system, utilizing the credit that would be considered for them. The writ petition was disposed of with these directions.
Key Issues
1. Whether the Court can direct the GST Council to make recommendations for extending the time period for filing GST Tran-1, considering the petitioner's inability to file due to technical glitches? Petitioner's argument: The petitioner contended that they made several efforts to file their complete application for transactional credit on the last date, but the electronic system of the respondent failed to respond. This technical failure prevented them from filing, and they are likely to suffer a loss of credit. Therefore, the Court should intervene to ensure their right to claim credit is protected. Respondent's argument: The judgment records no specific argument from the respondents regarding the petitioner's inability to file due to technical issues or their entitlement to credit.
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Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT TAX No. - 200 of 2018 Petitioner :- M/S National Chemical And Dyes Company, Respondent :- Union Of India Through Secretary Ministry Of Finance (Department Of Revenue), And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rishi Raj Kapoor Counsel for Respondent :- B.K.Singh Raghuvanshi Hon'ble Bharati Sapru,J. Hon'ble Neeraj Tiwari,J. Heard Sri R.R. Kapoor, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri S.K.Om, learned counsel for the respondents-Union of India. 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 dire
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