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Pre-GST Service Tax Exemption Upheld for Medical Practitioner: Telangana High Court in Dr. Adi Mohan Rao vs Union of India (WP No. 39018 of 2022)
Facts of the CaseThis is a Service Tax dispute under the pre-GST Finance Act, 1994, not a GST case. Dr. Adi Mohan Rao, a medical practitioner, challenged an order dated 25.02.2022 raising a demand of Rs. 67,22,162 as ser...
Not Maintainable: Orissa High Court Relegates Contractor's GST/Penalty Money Claim to Contractual Remedy in Suresh Khatoi vs. Principal Secretary, PWD (W.P.(C) No. 11806 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseSuresh Khatoi filed this writ petition against the Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Odisha and others, seeking a direction to disburse a final deviation value of Rs.2,32,24,088, along with p...
Half-Yearly Accounts Taken on Record, Annual Filing Exemption Granted: Andhra Pradesh High Court Allows Official Liquidator's Application (Company Application No. 111 of 2026)
Facts of the CaseThe Official Liquidator, attached to the High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, filed this application under Sections 462 and 551 of the Companies Act, 1956 concerning a company in liquidation. It s...
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Writ as Premature Since Same Order Already Under Appeal in Continental Engines vs Commissioner of Central Excise & GST (D.B. Civil WP No. 4707 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseM/s Continental Engines Ltd. filed a writ petition against the Commissioner of Central Excise and GST, Jaipur-I and the Joint Commissioner, Central Goods and Service Tax Division-C, Bhiwadi, Alwar. Durin...
No Willful Violation Found: Kerala High Court Closes Contempt Case Against SGST Enforcement Officer in Sasi Pathirakunnath vs. Biju Zacharia (Con. Case (C) No. 1144 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseSasi Pathirakunnath, proprietor of 'A One Gold', filed this contempt of court case alleging that the respondent, an Enforcement Officer of the State Goods and Services Tax Department, Ernakulam, had fail...
Review Petition on Limitation Question Dismissed: Chhattisgarh High Court Rules Against Bajaj Electricals Limited (REVP No. 63 of 2026)
Facts of the CaseBajaj Electricals Limited had supplied electric poles and high mast lights worth Rs.68,39,100/- (including GST) to M/s Ramgopal Somani and its partners under a 2016 purchase order, of which Rs.31,39,100/...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Confirms Anticipatory Bail Over Forged Medical Reimbursement Bills in Manoj Gupta vs State of HP (CrMP(M) No. 1835 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a Vigilance/Anti-Corruption Bureau forgery case, with GST appearing only as a detail exposing the fraud. Manoj Gupta, a Superintendent Grade-II in the Directorate of Elementary Education, sought ...
Bail on Custody-Period Grounds Only: Kerala High Court Grants Bail in Rs.9.5 Crore SGST Fake-Invoice Cartel Case, Kattungal Aliar Ashraf vs. State of Kerala (BA No. 8124 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseKattungal Aliar Ashraf, the second accused in a case registered by the Intelligence Unit, KSGST Department, Kanhangad, sought regular bail under Section 439 CrPC. He was alleged to have committed offence...
Circular Challenge Dismissed for Non-Prosecution: Karnataka High Court Disposes M/S Popular Auto Works Pvt Ltd (WP No. 10730 of 2019)
Facts of the CaseM/S Popular Auto Works Pvt Ltd had filed a writ petition in 2019 seeking to have Serial No.5 of Circular No.76/50/2018-GST dated 31.12.2018 declared violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 265 of the Cons...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Closes Contractor Bill Dispute After Compliance in Kothapalli Venkata Satya Suryanarayana Raju vs State of AP (WP No. 28891 of 2021)
Facts of the CaseTwo contractors, Kothapalli Venkata Satya Suryanarayana Raju and Velagala Raja Sekara Reddy, sought a mandamus directing the State of Andhra Pradesh's Irrigation Department to release final bills totalli...