M/S Rasik Products PVT. LTD vs. Union Of INDIA
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Rasik Products Pvt. Ltd., filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the GST Council (respondent no. 2) to recommend an extension of the time period for filing GST Tran-1. The petitioner alleged that on the last date for filing, December 27, 2017, the electronic system of the respondent no. 2 did not function, preventing them from submitting their complete application for transactional credit. This failure to file on time, the petitioner contended, would result in the loss of eligible credit.
Held
The Court directed the respondents to reopen the GST portal within two weeks from the date of the order. If the portal was not reopened, the respondents were to entertain the petitioner's application manually. Following manual acceptance, the respondents were to pass orders on the application after due verification of the credits claimed by the petitioner. Furthermore, the Court directed that the petitioner be allowed to pay their taxes through the regular electronic system, taking into account the credit that would be considered for them. The writ petition was disposed of with these directions. The Court did not expressly leave any issue undecided.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction for the reopening of the GST Tran-1 filing portal, or manual acceptance of their application, due to technical glitches preventing timely filing? (Question of law and fact, turning on the interpretation and application of relevant GST provisions regarding transitional credit and the procedural fairness in filing applications). Petitioner's arguments: The petitioner argued that the electronic system failed on the last date of filing, preventing them from submitting 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 accepted manually. Revenue's arguments: The judgment does not record any specific arguments made by the respondents (Union of India and other authorities).
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Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT TAX No. - 131 of 2018 Petitioner :- M/S Rasik Products Pvt. Ltd Respondent :- Union Of India Counsel for Petitioner :- Suyash Agarwal Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Bharati Sapru,J. Hon'ble Neeraj Tiwari,J. Heard Sri Suyash Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Anant Kr. Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent nos.1 and 2 and Shri Piyush Agrawal, learned counsel for the respondent nos.3 to 5. 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 th
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