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Kerala High Court Grants Instalment Facility in Pyramid Architects v. State Tax Officer (OP (Tax) No. 13 of 2023), a Pre-GST VAT Dispute
Facts of the CaseThis case concerns the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 — a pre-GST era tax statute — and not the modern Goods and Services Tax regime, even though the respondent authorities are now administratively...
Madras High Court Relegates Chinnamanur Chit Fund to Statutory GST Appeal Remedy, Extends Time to File (WA(MD) No. 668 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe appellant, M/s Chinnamanur Sri Annai Abirami Chit (P) Ltd., appealed against a Single Judge's dismissal (in W.P.(MD) No. 25291 of 2022, dated 8 November 2022) of its writ petition challenging a tax d...
Kerala High Court Directs Time-Bound Decision on Disputed ITC Claim: G.K. Traders v. Joint Commissioner, State GST Department (WP(C) No. 28275 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseG.K. Traders sought a direction to the GST authorities to allow input tax credit of Rs. 19,58,652 claimed on raw materials purchased from M/s. M.M. Traders. The Revenue's case was that M/s. M.M. Traders ...
Bombay High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail in Milind Jagannath Rane v. State of Maharashtra (Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2301 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a criminal law order, not a GST ruling. The applicant, Milind Jagannath Rane, a Director of Siddhi Wastetogreen Ltd. (a composting business), sought anticipatory bail apprehending arrest in Crime...
Madras High Court Closes Property Registration Dispute at GST Road, Madurai as Infructuous: P. Paramasivam v. District Registrar (WP(MD) No. 18194 of 2020)
Facts of the CaseThis case has nothing to do with Goods and Services Tax; “GST Road” is simply the name of a well-known arterial road in Madurai (and in several other Tamil Nadu cities), where the disputed pr...
SARFAESI Sale Certificate Gets Priority Over Arbitral Attachment: Cholamandalam Investment v. District Registrar (WP(MD) No. 273 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseDespite one of the respondents' addresses being on 'GST Road' in Madurai, this case has nothing to do with GST law — GST Road is simply a street name, and the dispute is about priority between a secure...
Petition Dismissed as Not Pressed After GST Authorities Resolve Matter: Meghalaya High Court in M/s North Eastern Information Technology Consultancy Services vs State of Meghalaya (WP(C) No.277 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseM/s North Eastern Information Technology Consultancy Services Private Limited had filed WP(C) No.277 of 2023 before the Meghalaya High Court against the State of Meghalaya and others in connection with a...
Karnataka High Court Rules in Favour of Banks on CENVAT Credit for Deposit Insurance in Commissioner of Central Excise v. Corporation Bank and Others (CEA No. 9 of 2022 and Connected Appeals)
Facts of the CaseThis case concerns Service Tax and CENVAT credit under the pre-GST Finance Act, 1994 — not GST law — even though the appellant Commissioners are today styled as GST/Central Excise authorities...
Bail Granted in Counterfeit Tea Packaging Case: Allahabad High Court Releases Anand Kumar Sharma (Bail Application No.23566 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a criminal bail matter under the Indian Penal Code and the Copyright Act, not a GST case — GST is mentioned only as evidence that the applicant had genuinely purchased the goods in question. An...
Patna High Court Questions Mandatory Local Bank Account Condition in CA Empanelment Tender: Anil Mihir and Associates v. State of Bihar (CWJC No. 12655 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a government-tender eligibility dispute, not a GST case — the petitioner's GST registration in Bihar was cited only as evidence of a genuine, long-standing branch office. Anil Mihir and Associa...