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Kerala HC Dismisses Infructuous Works-Contract Tax Petition in L. Satheek (WP(C) No. 8632 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, L. Satheek, proprietor of M/s. Lakshmanan and Co, had challenged assessment orders passed by the State Tax Officer (Works Contract), State GST Department, Kollam, for the years 2009-201...
J&K High Court Dismisses Delayed Central Excise Appeal Following Own Precedent: Commissioner of Central GST vs M/s Berger Paints India Ltd. (CEA No.127/2023) — A Pre-GST Central Excise Ruling
Facts of the CaseThis is a Central Excise Act appeal, decided on limitation grounds, and does not touch GST law. The Commissioner of Central GST and Central Excise (J&K), Jammu, filed an appeal under Section 35-G of the ...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Tourism Authority to Pay Rs. 8.85 Lakh GST-Inclusive Bill With 12% Interest for Delay (W.P. No. 16585 of 2022)
Facts of the CaseThis is a straightforward government-payment dispute, and the reference to GST is limited to the bill amount being GST-inclusive. The petitioner-firm was awarded a work order dated 23 January 2020 by the...
Madras HC (Madurai) Condones 455-Day Delay in Filing Service Tax Appeal in K. Murugan (W.P.(MD) No. 16111 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, K. Murugan, an ex-serviceman executing works contracts for the Public Works Department, was registered under Service Tax during the VAT regime and was assessed for service tax for 2013-...
Gauhati High Court Directs Fresh Decision on Custody of Seized Paddy: Abdul Mannaf vs State of Assam (Crl.Rev.P./225/2023) — Not a GST Case
Facts of the CaseThis is a criminal law matter concerning custody of seized goods, not a GST case — the petitioner's business being 'duly registered under GST' is mentioned only as one fact supporting his claim of bein...
Orissa High Court Disposes of 2008 Sales Tax Revision Following Its Own Earlier Precedent, a Pre-GST Matter (STREV No. 274 of 2008)
Facts of the CaseThis order concerns a pre-GST Sales Tax matter and has no application to GST law. M/s Utkal Polyweave Industries (P) Ltd., Balasore, had filed Sales Tax Revision (STREV) No. 274 of 2008, a revision petit...
Delhi HC Allows SVLDR Scheme Benefit Despite Clerical Error in Duty Figure in Carpet Export Promotion Council (W.P.(C) 3624 of 2021)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, Carpet Export Promotion Council, a Section 25 company set up by the Ministry of Textiles to promote export of Indian handmade carpets, was subjected to a service tax audit for the perio...
Orissa High Court Rules Suspension Abates on Superannuation in Service Law Dispute: Union of India vs Deepak Niranjan Nath Pandit (WP(C) No.10640 of 2025) — Not a GST Case
Facts of the CaseThis is a service-law dispute concerning an employee of the CBIC/GST department, but the ruling itself decides a question of disciplinary and superannuation law, not GST law. The Union of India and CBIC ...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Release of Contractor's Withheld Irrigation Bills, GST Reimbursement Pending LOC Release (W.P. No. 34356 of 2022)
Facts of the CaseThis is a government contract payment dispute, not a GST law ruling. The petitioner, a contractor, had executed four irrigation works under separate agreements for the Water Resources Department, West Go...
Bombay HC (Aurangabad) Approves Rs. 75 Lakh Audit Contract for Shirdi Sansthan (Civil Application No. 9628 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
This Civil Application was filed within a pending Public Interest Litigation (PIL No. 98 of 2021) concerning the administration of the Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Shirdi. The Sansthan sought the Bombay Hig...