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Rajasthan High Court Upholds Single-Use Plastic Ban on Laminated Paper Cups: Khandelwal Paper Industries vs Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (CW No.11299/2022) — Not a GST Ruling
Facts of the CaseThis is a substantial environmental-law judgment under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (as amended in 2021) and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 — it is not a GST case, notwithstanding a...
Kerala High Court Directs KWA to Consider Differential-GST Reimbursement Claim, Without Deciding It (WP(C) No.40554 of 2022, Noble Tech Engineering)
Facts of the CaseNoble Tech Engineering (P) Limited had entered into a works contract with the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), evidenced by a Memo of Work Tendered dated 03.10.2019 and a Work Agreement dated 31.10.2019. Du...
Kerala HC Closes Nuisance Complaint Against Beer & Wine Parlour After Redressal in Babulal K. (WP(C) No. 13744 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, Babulal K., a resident of Sakthikulangara, Kollam, sought directions against the Kollam Municipal Corporation, the Director General of Kerala Fire & Rescue Services, and Excise auth...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Bank Loan Fraud Case Involving Forged VAT/GST Certificates: K.E. Koushik & Ors. vs State of Andhra Pradesh (Crl. Petitions 2795, 4395 & 2799 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a bank-fraud criminal case, not a GST case — VAT/GST certification is mentioned only as one type of document allegedly forged to secure bank loan sanction. Nine accused, including the present p...
Withdrawn Without Adjudication: Andhra Pradesh High Court Disposes Rice-Export Ban Challenge on Petitioner's Own Memo (W.P. No.9594 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis matter has no substantive connection to GST law and is included here only for transparency. Crystal Nova Foods Private Limited and its Director had challenged Notification No.31/2015-2020 dated 08.0...
Telangana HC Rejects Department's Customs Refund Appeal in Principal Commissioner of Customs v. OSI Systems (Central Excise Appeal No. 37 of 2019)
Facts of the Case
The appellant, the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Hyderabad, filed this appeal under Section 130 of the Customs Act, 1962, against a final order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tri...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Closes Rice Export-Ban Writ as No Longer Requiring Adjudication: Sree Murali Mohana Rice Mill vs Union of India (WP No.2844 of 2023) — Not a GST Ruling
Facts of the CaseThis is a foreign-trade/export-regulation matter under the DGFT's Foreign Trade Policy framework — not a GST case; 'GST Bhavan' appears only as the address of the Customs Commissionerate named as a res...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Challenge to Service Tax Demand for Want of Timely Appeal (WP(C) No.4079 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner was engaged in providing right-to-admission services to a private spice garden and joy-ride services such as elephant rides in Idukki district. Acting on third-party information from the C...
Karnataka High Court Directs Deposit of Disputed Rent Arrears in Landlord-Tenant Dispute: Shobha Channabasavaiah vs M/s S.V.S. Food Crafts (WP No.52962/2019) — Not a GST Ruling
Facts of the CaseThis is a landlord-tenant dispute under the Code of Civil Procedure — not a GST case. The petitioner, Smt. Shobha Channabasavaiah, had leased commercial premises on the fourth floor of her building to ...
Patna HC Grants Bail in Illicit Liquor Case, Notes Distillery's GST-Registered Status in Sunil Bhardwaj (Cr. Misc. No. 16877 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, Sunil Bhardwaj @ Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Kumar Sharma, sought regular bail before the Patna High Court in connection with Baisi P.S. Case No. 238 of 2019, registered under Sections 30(a), 3...