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GST Appeal Jurisdiction: Gauhati High Court Allows Withdrawal to Approach Manipur High Court (WP(C)/5180/2023)
Facts of the CaseMd Mukimuddin's appeal against a CGST order was rejected by the Appellate Authority-cum-Additional Commissioner (Appeals), CGST, Central Excise & Customs, Guwahati by order dated 22.03.2023, on the g...
Orissa High Court Quashes Discriminatory Rejection of Textbook Printing Tender Bid, GST Invoice Accepted as Proof of Electricity Connection (W.P.(C) No. 6842 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis case concerns tender eligibility and Article 14 of the Constitution, not GST law. M/s Radhakrushna Publications, Bhubaneswar, bid for a tender floated on 13.10.2022 by the Director, Text Book Produc...
Gauhati High Court Quashes Bank Guarantee Invocation in Solar Tender Dispute (WP(C)/1199/2022)
Facts of the CasePower and Instrumentation Gujarat Limited JV Shalaka Infra Tech (India) Pvt. Ltd. was awarded a Letter of Award (LOA) by Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd. (APDCL) on 12.11.2021 for supply, erection, ...
Show Cause Notice Quashed for 12-Year Delay: Bombay High Court in IDFC First Bank Ltd. vs Union of India (WP No.13084 of 2022)
Facts of the CaseThis case concerns the erstwhile Service Tax regime under the Finance Act, 1994 — it is not a GST case, though it is relevant reading for anyone tracking how courts treat delayed adjudication of indire...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Tender Challenge Where GST Registration Was Only One Eligibility Document (W.P. No. 33999 of 2022)
Facts of the CaseThis is a contract/tender law dispute, not a case that turns on any provision of GST law. The petitioner, Vijay Electrical Engineering, a licensed Grade-A electrical contractor, had earlier held an LS Ag...
Kerala High Court Directs Timely Decision on Contractor Licence Renewal in Ajithkumar v. State of Kerala (WP(C) No.19621 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner, Ajithkumar Bhaskaran Nair, is a 'B' Grade contractor carrying out civil contract works for various State departments in Kerala. He held a licence (Ext.P1, No.56B/SESC/2012-13) which had e...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Payment of Withheld Works-Contract Bills in Ketha Venkata Ramana Reddy (WP No.10188 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner, Ketha Venkata Ramana Reddy, a works contractor, executed six irrigation-related works for the Government of Andhra Pradesh under separate agreements between 2021 and 2022, for a total con...
Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) Quashes Bank Officer's Dismissal as Disproportionate in V. Sundarrajan v. Bank of India (W.P.(MD) No.21492 of 2019)
Facts of the CaseThis is a service-law dismissal case, not a GST matter; GST is mentioned only once, as documentary evidence that a borrower company genuinely existed. The petitioner, V. Sundarrajan, joined Bank of India...
Kerala HC Directs SGST Appellate Authority to Consider Appeal After KLBF Fee Cured in K.J. Jagath Simhan (WP(C) No. 19794 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, K.J. Jagath Simhan, proprietor of M/s. Kondapuram Kalathil Gas Agencies, Palakkad, had filed an appeal before the Deputy Commissioner (Appeals), State GST Department, against an assessm...
J&K and Ladakh High Court Dismisses Central Excise Appeal Filed 1,490 Days Late (CEA No.58 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseLike its companion appeal (CEA No.68/2023), this is a Central Excise matter, not a GST case, notwithstanding the appellant department's post-2017 designation as "Commissioner of Central GST and Central E...