Last date of availing the transitional credit on common portal by SC order

Last date of availing transitional

 

Case Title

M/s Proventus Life Science Pvt. Ltd.

Vs

The Commissioner of Central Excise

Joint Commissioner State GST

Court

Madras High Court

Honorable Judges

Justice Anita Sumanth

Citation

2022 (7) GSTPanacea 180 HC Madras

W.P.A. 7423 of 2019 and 8093 of 2019.

Judgement Date

28-July-2022

Council for Petitioner

Adithya Reddy

Council for UOI

 

Council for State

V. Sundareswaran

C. Harsha Raj

The Madras High Court bench of Justice Anita Sumanth has held that If required GST council shall issue appropriate guidelines in scrutinizing the claims of credit applications

Last date of availing transitional

FACTS OF THE CASE

The petitioner is being denied by the respondent for availing the credit of tax paid in earlier regime in respect of eligible duties on input held as stock in trade though TRAN-1 in term of section 140(3) of CGST Act,2017.

Last date of availing transitional

COURT HELD

Considering the facts as recorded, in the similar case by Hon’able  Supreme Court in case Union of India and ors Vs Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd. 32700 of 2018  dated 22nd July 22. Where it was ordered that GSTN shall open the common portal for filing the concerned forms for availing transitional credit through TRAN form for two months w.e.f 1st Sep 2022 to 31st Oct 2022 and any aggrieved assessee is directed to file the same forms in such matter. GSTN shall also ensure that there shall be no technical glitches and concerned officer shall be given 90 days to verify the claim on merits and after proper opportunity of being heard to taxpayer.

Last date of availing transitional

ANALYSIS OF THE JUDGEMENT

The benefit which is bonafied in terms of respected law to tax payer cannot be denied on mere expiry of provided date of availing, the authority shall have to first adhere the business going concernedly parallel with revenue interest of government, there shall not be halting of business in the light of protecting the interest of revenue.

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