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Orissa High Court Declines to Entertain Contractual Dispute Over Parking Licence Fee and GST Dues, Grants Liberty to Approach Appropriate Forum (WP(C) No. 17964 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner, M/s. Seven Eleven India, Cuttack, operated a parking facility under a contract/licence arrangement with the State authorities. The dispute arose from a letter dated 09.05.2023, by which t...
Delhi HC Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Partnership Firm's Lease Dispute Over Faridabad Property (ARB.P. 470/2023)
Facts of the CaseThis post covers ARB.P. 470/2023 before the Delhi High Court, filed by Rajesh Garg against Somanth Aggarwal and another under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. This is an arbit...
Kerala HC Relegates Petrol-Dealer to Statutory Appeal Against GST Registration Cancellation in Rosy Jacob vs Bharath Petroleum (WP(C) No. 14569 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, Rosy Jacob, ran a retail petrol outlet of Bharath Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Mannarkad Filling Station) since 1977. The property owner (third respondent) complained to the State Tax Of...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Motor Vehicle Merchandise-Transport Scheme, Curbing GST Evasion Cited Only as Incidental Rationale (D.B. Civil WP No. 12353/2022)
Facts of the CaseThis is not a GST case, though the judgment does mention GST evasion in passing. The petitioners — the Jaipur Purchoon Transport Union and its president — challenged a notification dated 27.07.2022 i...
Regular Bail Granted Without Comment on Merits in Bogus-Firm GST Fraud Case: Punjab & Haryana HC in Puneet Sonkar vs State of Haryana (CRM-M-19401-2023)
Facts of the Case
The FIR (No. 401 dated 12.10.2018, registered at Police Station Farakpur, Yamuna Nagar) arose from a complaint by an Excise and Taxation Officer alleging that one Rayyan had obtained GST registration i...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail in Cheating and IT Act Case Despite GST Evasion Allegations Against Co-Accused (Bail Application No. 6540 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is primarily a criminal bail matter, not a GST adjudication. The applicant sought regular bail in FIR No. 41 of 2021, registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code an...
Panchayat Directed to Decide Contractor Registration Application: Madras HC in M. Perumal vs Kovilpatti Panchayat Union (W.P.(MD) No. 20138 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
This is a mandamus petition concerning a local-body registration process, not a GST dispute. The petitioner, M. Perumal, applied on 09.05.2023 to register as a "Union Contractor" with the Kovilpatti Pa...
Kerala High Court Closes Writ Petition After PWD Licence Already Renewed in Ajithkumar Bhaskaran Nair vs State of Kerala (WP(C) No. 25059 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is not a GST case. The petitioner, a contractor whose licence with the Public Works Department (PWD), Kerala, had previously been renewed up to 01.04.2023, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus d...
No GST Issue: Karnataka HC Grants Regular Bail on Custody-Duration Grounds in Deepak vs State of Karnataka (Crl.P. No. 101849 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
This order has no connection to GST law. The petitioner, Sri Deepak, a government servant, was an accused (Accused No. 1) in Spl.C.C. No. 01/2022 arising out of Crime No. 340/2021 registered at Dharwad...
Kerala HC Refuses to Interfere With Ex-Parte Income Tax Assessment, Directs Appeal Instead (WP(C) No. 31625 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis post concerns WP(C) No. 31625 of 2023 before the Kerala High Court, filed by Sree Parvathy Industries, Thrissur, a partnership firm dealing in packing cases. The firm's business had stopped in 2020 ...