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File a Fresh Representation: Jharkhand High Court on GST Reimbursement for Pre-GST Road Contract in Triveni Engicons v. State of Jharkhand (WP(T) No. 3241 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseTriveni Engicons Private Ltd had been awarded a road-widening contract (Agreement No. 09/SBD/2016-17 dated 14.12.2016) by the Road Construction Department, Government of Jharkhand, before the GST regime ...
Gauhati High Court Quashes Guwahati Municipal Corporation's Blacklisting of Dipu Das Over Parking Lot Tender EMD Forfeiture (WP(C) No. 4529/2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a public-tender blacklisting dispute under the Assam Public Procurement Act, 2017, not a GST case. Dipu Das challenged two orders passed by the Joint Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation ...
Decide the Compassionate Appointment Claim: Allahabad High Court Directs CBIC-GST Commissioner in Sandip Singh v. Union of India (Writ-A No. 7646 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner, Sandip Singh, sought a direction to the authorities to consider his candidature for compassionate appointment, following the death of his father, Ashok Kumar Singh, while in service on 21...
Arbitrator Appointed Despite Compromise Deed: Uttarakhand High Court in Tasleem Ahmad v. Masaarur Ahmad (Arbitration Application No. 08 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe applicant, Tasleem Ahmad, one of five partners (holding a 25% share) in M/s Welcome Brick Supply, a brick-kiln partnership formed under a deed dated 19.09.2021, sought appointment of a sole arbitrato...
Gauhati High Court Sets Aside APDCL's Bank Guarantee Invocation Against Ganesh Electricals in Solar Home Lighting Tender Dispute (WP(C)/1188/2022 & Connected)
Facts of the CaseThis is a public tender and bank-guarantee dispute, not a GST case — GST is mentioned only as part of the pricing terms in the tender documents. M/s Ganesh Electricals Pvt Ltd challenged the invocation...
A Private Money Dispute, Not GST: Kerala High Court Directs Police Neutrality in Manoharan v. District Police Chief, Alappuzha (WP(C) No. 26733 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner, Manoharan, proprietor of a jewellery business (Malu Gold & Diamonds) in Alappuzha, approached the Kerala High Court apprehending a threat to his safety arising out of a monetary dispu...
Tribunal's Failure to Consider Applications Costs It the Case: Chhattisgarh High Court Remands VAT Appeals in S.K. Samanta and Co. v. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (WPT No. 47 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseM/s S.K. Samanta and Co. Private Limited, engaged in works-contract business, was assessed to VAT of about Rs. 4,05,00,955 for financial year 2013-14 — a pre-GST tax period. After the first appellate a...
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Stone-Cutting Units' Land-Use Writs in Bajrang Stone Art & Ors vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1524/2021 & Connected Matters)
Facts of the CaseThis is a municipal land-use and zoning dispute, not a GST matter — GST registration of the petitioner-firms is mentioned only in passing, as part of their argument that they were running legitimate, r...
Fertilizer Adulteration, Not GST: Allahabad High Court Partly Allows State's Revision in State of U.P. v. M/S Govind Industries (Criminal Revision No. 470 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis criminal revision was filed by the State of U.P. against an order dated 01.04.2023 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Lakhimpur Kheri, which had allowed a release application filed by the oppo...
Tender Approval Quashed for Irrelevant Consideration: Gauhati High Court in Ajoy Kumar Basumatary v. State of Assam (WP(C) No. 2160 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner, Ajoy Kumar Basumatary, was one of ten bidders who responded to a tender notice dated 05.12.2022 issued by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for grant of a mining contract to settle t...