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Orissa Entry Tax Challenge Relegated to Statutory Appeal: BILT Graphic Paper Products v. State of Orissa (WP(C) No. 4258 of 2014)
Facts of the CaseThis is an Entry Tax case, a distinct levy from GST, filed as far back as 2014. BILT Graphic Paper Products Ltd. challenged the constitutional validity of the Orissa Entry Tax Act, 1999, as violative of ...
Delayed GST Appeal Restored on Medical Grounds: Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) in M/s Santosh Traders vs State of U.P. (Writ Tax No.151 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseM/s Santosh Traders, a proprietorship engaged in supplying interlocking bricks, cement, and construction materials, challenged an order dated 26.12.2022 passed by the Additional Commissioner, Grade-2 (Ap...
Calcutta High Court Upholds KMC's Widened Tender Eligibility for Liquid Chlorine Supply in Rishikesh Chem v. State of West Bengal (MAT 722 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a public tender/contract law dispute, not a GST case — a valid GST registration was simply one of several standard eligibility documents (along with PAN and Professional Tax returns) requir...
Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Expeditious Disposal of Long-Pending Eviction and Rent Recovery Suit: Prestige Commotrade v. S.R. Health Care Service (WP227 No. 590 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a straightforward civil litigation-management order. The petitioner had filed a civil suit for eviction and recovery of rent (along with what the order describes as 'permissible GST') against the...
Jharkhand High Court Directs JBVNL to Decide Voltas' GST Reimbursement Claim on Electric Works Contract (WP(T) No. 2787 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner, Voltas Limited, sought a direction to Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) and its officers to dispose of its representation dated 15 March 2023, seeking reimbursement of GST (at ...
Disposed in Terms of Common Batch Order: Orissa High Court in Sri Kalachand Patnaik vs Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (W.P.(C) No.30929 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseSri Kalachand Patnaik filed W.P.(C) No.30929 of 2023 before the Orissa High Court against the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs and other GST authorities. The matter was heard through hybrid mo...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Release of Withheld Contract Payments Including GST Component (WP No. 26114 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a government-contract payment dispute, not a GST law case — the 'GST component' referred to here is simply the GST portion of the contractor's bill for completed works. The petitioner, a works ...
Bare Direction to Decide Pending Stay Petition Under KVAT: Kerala High Court in Artech Realtors Pvt. Ltd. vs Intelligence Officer (WP(C) No.28119 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis case is governed by the pre-GST Kerala Value Added Tax Act (KVATA) and does not involve GST. Artech Realtors Pvt. Ltd. filed WP(C) No.28119 of 2023 before the Kerala High Court, aggrieved by an asse...
Bare Direction to Decide GST Reimbursement Representation: Jharkhand High Court in Triveni Engicons Private Ltd. vs State of Jharkhand (W.P.(T) No.3235 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseTriveni Engicons Private Ltd. had been awarded a road-construction contract (Agreement No.01/SBD/2016-17 dated 12.04.2016) by the Road Construction Department, Government of Jharkhand, for construction o...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Review Petitions on Amnesty-Scheme Interpretation in Vinayaka Timber v. State of Kerala (RP Nos. 147 and 155 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis case concerns the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 (KGST Act) — a pre-2017 state sales tax law sometimes loosely referred to in older statutory cross-references as a “GST Act,” b...