Can transitional credit through TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 be claim after expiry of due date i.e. 27.12.2017?

Transitional credit through TRAN-1

Case Title

Ashoka Buildcon Limited vs Union of India & Others .

Court

Karnataka High Court

Honorable Judges

Justice M.I.Arun

Citation

2022 (7) GSTPanacea 172 HC Karnataka

W.P.No 105963 /2019 

Judgement Date

29-July-2022

Council for Petitioner

R.Dakshina Murthy

K.S.Naveen Kumar

Shashank S Hegde

Council for Respondent

Shivaprabhu Hiremath

Jeevan J. Neeralgi

The Karnataka High Court bench of Justice M.I.Arun has held that the aforesaid decision of the Supreme Court shall govern the right of the parties accordingly GSTN is directed to open common portal for filing concerned forms for availing Transitional Credit through TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 for two months i.e. w.e.f. 01.09.2022 to 31.10.2022.

FACTS OF THE CASE

Petitioner is registered under the provisions of Goods and Service Tax. It availed transitional credit through TRAN-1. The same was uploaded on the web portal of Central Board of Indirect Tax and customs. However, a mistake was committed while uploading the necessary details. The petitioner has sought to rectify the same.  

However, in the meanwhile the filing under the web portal was closed because of which the error could not be rectified.

Hence, the instant writ petition is filed

Transitional credit through TRAN-1

COURT HELD

Considering the facts as recorded, held that he aforesaid decision of the Supreme Court shall govern the right of the parties

Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) is directed to open common portal for filing concerned forms for availing Transitional Credit through TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 for two months i.e. w.e.f. 01.09.2022 to 31.10.2022

The concerned officers are given 90 days thereafter to verify the veracity of the claim/transitional credit and pass appropriate orders thereon on merits after granting appropriate reasonable opportunity to the parties

The concerned officers are given 90 days thereafter to verify the veracity of the claim/transitional credit and pass appropriate orders thereon on merits after granting appropriate reasonable opportunity to the parties

Transitional credit through TRAN-1

ANALYSIS OF THE JUDGEMENT

It goes without saying that the aforesaid decision of the Supreme Court shall govern the right of the parties

Considering the judgments of the High Courts on the then prevailing peculiar circumstances, any aggrieved registered assessee is directed to file the relevant form or revise the already filed form irrespective of whether the taxpayer has filed writ petition before the High Court or whether the case of the taxpayer has been decided by Information Technology Grievance Redressal Committee (ITGRC)

Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) is directed to open common portal for filing concerned forms for availing Transitional Credit through TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 for two months i.e. w.e.f. 01.09.2022 to 31.10.2022

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