Credit disallowance by commissioner under Rule 86A of CGST Rule,2017

Credit disallowance by commissioner

Case Title

Torane Ispat Udhyog Pvt. Ltd.

Vs

Union of India and Ors.

Court

Bombay High Court

Honorable Judges

Justice K. R Sri Ram and Justice Gauri Godse

Citation

2022 (8) GSTPanacea 166 HC Bombay

W.P.A. 8566 of 2022

Judgement Date

22-August-2022

Council for Petitioner

Prasannan S Nambudiri

Virender U. Pandey

Council for UOI

Siddhartha Chandrashekhar

Uma Palsuledesai

Council for State

 

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice K.R Sriram and Gauri Godse has held that Authority must be in always position of copy of order to reason to believe of disallowances while disallowing any credit in ECL of assesee.

 

FACTS OF THE CASE

The petitioner is being assailed by the order of respondent for disallowing the credit of ITC accruing in his Electronic Cash Ledger under rule 86 A of CGST Rules read with Section 49 of CGST Act,2017.

In a brief as per Rule 86A the commissioner not below the rank of Assit. Commissioner or person authorised by him shall disallow the credit of ITC of assessee if he has reason to believe that credit is being availed by fraudently.

But neither the petitioner has been made available copy of the reason to believe for disallowing credit nor submitted any reply by respondent

Credit disallowance by commissioner

COURT HELD

Considering the facts as recorded, without any further verification the respondent is directed to make available the copy of Reason to Believe by 26th Aug 2022 and if petitioner wish to amend the petitioner he may tender the draft on the next date 30th Aug 2022

Credit disallowance by commissioner

ANALYSIS OF THE JUDGEMENT

Commissioner disallowing the ITC to availment by assessee must furnish the copy of order for reason to believe in the interest of revenue.

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