PATNA HIGH COURT [Aplendu Kumar Vs The Union of India]

The order, ex parte in nature, passed in violation of the principles of natural justice, entails civil consequences.

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT [Pundir Traiders Vs State of UP and 4 Others]

It is not open for the petitioner to challenge the terms and conditions of the agreement signed by it. This court does not find it a fit case for grant of mandamus. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed.

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT [Shyam Sundar Saha Vs Deputy Commissioner of State Tax, Bureau of Investigation, Alipurduar Zone]

The bank account of the petitioner was erroneously attached as there is another registered person of the same name in records of the authority.

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT [Sharp Print Ways Vs State of UP and 2 Others]

This writ petition has been filed assailing the cancellation of registration of the petitioner-Firm under the Goods and Services Tax Act as well as order passed by Appellate Authority. This Court finds that the first Appellate Authority is duty bound to consider all the grounds raised in the appeal. Before adjudicating any matter on merit, the first Appellate Authority should consider each and every ground so taken and record its findings. The order passed by first Appellate Authority is a cryptic order and the cancellation of registration of GST has a ramification effect on the business of the petitioner. The matter is remitted back to the Appellate Authority to reconsider the appeal on merits and deal with each and every grounds so taken in the appeal.

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT [Suraj Mangar Vs Assistant Commissioner of West Bengal State Tax, Cooch Behar Charge, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal ]

The petitioner is aggrieved by an order of the Appellate Authority by which the petitioner’s appeal was rejected on the ground of delay in submission of Appeal. It is made clear that this court has not gone into the merits of the matter and the Appellate Authority shall decide on the facts and the law as it may consider fit

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA [Vipin Garg Alias Bindu Vs The State of Haryana]

The appellant has been arrested primarily on the allegation of misuse of input credit under the CGST Act, 2017. The appellant be released on bail.

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT [Bajrang Lal Sharma Vs State of Haryana]

The present petition is allowed and the petitioner-Bajrang lal sharma, is ordered to be released on regular bail subject to furnishing his bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned.

CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT [Mahendra Sponge and Power Limited Vs Assistant Commissioner State Tax (SGST) Circle-9, Raipur]

This appeal is preferred against an order declining to entertain the writ petition on the ground that petitioner may avail alternative remedy as available under Section 107 of the Chhattisgarh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, as there is no exceptional circumstance to invoke the discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Alternative remedy is not an absolute bar if there is violation of principles of natural justice. This court is of the opinion that it will not be equitable to relegate the appellant to avail alternative remedy.

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT [Jyoti Traders Vs State of U.P. and 2 Others]

This writ petition has been filed for quashing the order passed by the first appellate authority imposing tax and penalty upon the petitioner. This Court finds that the GST Council had already dispensed with the mandatory provision of carrying e-way bill till 31.03.2018. Accordingly, the taxing authorities were not justified in levying tax and imposing penalty.

JHARKHAND HIGH COURT [Hari Vishnu Enterprises Vs The Goods and Services Tax Network Through Its Chairman, New Delhi, Union of India, The State of Jharkhand, Joint Commissioner of State Tax,]

The grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed in view of the judgment rendered by the Apex Court in the case of Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd., writ petition is disposed of.

JHARKHAND HIGH COURT [Jai Jai Bajrangbali and Company Vs The Goods and Services Tax Network Through Its Chairman, New Delhi, Union of India Through The Secretary and Commissioner GST]

The petitioner has already filed a revised TRAN-I during the window period granted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India and another versus Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd. and another

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT [Benay Bhusan Palit Memorial Education Society Vs The State of West Bengal]

This writ petition has been filed for the relief by way of direction upon the respondents authority concerned to bear the additional tax liability for execution of subsisting Government contracts either awarded in the pre-GST regime or in the post GST regime without updating the Schedule of Rates (SOR) incorporating the applicable GST while preparing Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for inviting the bids. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case the aforesaid impugned order of the appellate authority dismissing the appeal of the petitioner purely on technical ground of delay of four days without going into the merit of the appeal in question, the same is set aside and the matter is remanded back to the appellate authority concerned to consider and dispose of the aforesaid appeal in question on merit and in accordance with law

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