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25-Year-Old Central Excise Notice Quashed as Untraceable and Unadjudicated: Bombay High Court in EPL Ltd. vs Union of India (WP No.597/2023) — A Pre-GST Central Excise Ruling
Facts of the CaseThis is a Central Excise Act case decided entirely on pre-GST law, though the petitioner (formerly Essel Packaging Ltd., now EPL Ltd.) and the respondent Commissionerate today operate under 'CGST & CX' n...
Kerala High Court Directs Municipal Corporation to Decide Architect's Consultancy Fee Claim Within a Month, No Ruling on GST-Inclusive Amount (W.P.(C) No. 17010 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a contractual fee dispute, and the Court did not decide any GST law question — GST is simply a component of the amount claimed. The petitioner, an architect, had entered into an agreement dated...
Patna HC Rejects Anticipatory Bail in Brothel-Running Case Despite GST-Registration Defence in Satyendra Sahani (Cr. Misc. No. 54921 of 2022)
Facts of the Case
The petitioners, Satyendra Sahani and his son Amarjeet Sahani, sought anticipatory bail before the Patna High Court in connection with Mehsi P.S. Case No. 65 of 2022, registered under Sections 3, 4, 5 ...
Telangana High Court Grants Bail in Gold Smuggling Case Under Customs Act: In Re Criminal Petition No.8923 of 2023 — Not a GST Matter
Facts of the CaseThis is a Customs Act case with no GST content whatsoever; 'GST Bhavan, Basheerbagh' is mentioned only because that building happens to house the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate that registered the ...
Patna High Court Quashes Rs. 2.74 Crore Mining Penalty for Violation of Natural Justice, Not a GST Ruling (CWJC No. 7689 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a mining-law case decided on natural justice grounds, not a GST dispute. Gyan Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. was a Supreme-Court-mandated auction winner for operating sand-ghats (Dhamini-1 and Anikat-1, Cl...
Allahabad HC (Lucknow) Directs Time-Bound Consideration of Contractor's GST Rate Representation in Raj Construction (Writ Tax No. 185 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, M/s Raj Construction, filed a writ petition against the Union of India and others, seeking a mandamus directing the Chief Executive Engineer, Construction Division-3, PWD Sultanpur, to ...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Belated Challenge to GST ITC Mismatch Order: Marvel Associates vs State Tax Officer (WP(C) No.20038/2023)
Facts of the CaseMarvel Associates, a partnership firm dealing in plastic tubes and fittings, registered under the CGST/SGST Act, faced proceedings after a Form GST ASMT-10 notice pointed to a discrepancy: the firm had a...
Registration Already Reinstated: P&H HC Disposes of GST Registration Petition in Babli Contractor (CWP-64-2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, Babli Contractor, filed a writ petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a direction to Respondent No. 3 to reinstate her GST registration, which had earlier been cancel...
J&K High Court Upholds Tender Award in PMGSY Road Contract Dispute: M/s Fazal Rehman Dar vs UT of J&K (WP(C) No.72/2023) — Not a GST Case
Facts of the CaseThis case is a government tender/contract-law dispute, not a GST case, though the tender documents required bidders to furnish proof of GSTR-3B returns among other financial documents. The petitioner, M/...
Allahabad HC Upholds Income-Tax Reassessment Notice Based on GST-Fraud Investigation Inputs in Deepak Kumar Yadav (Writ Tax No. 561 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner, Deepak Kumar Yadav, trades in arecanut and betel-nut products through his proprietary concern, S.K.L. Enterprises, and had filed his return for Assessment Year 2019-20 disclosing income...