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Chhattisgarh High Court Restores Commercial Tax Department's Order Deleting Mining/HSD Entry, Remits Matter to Single Judge (WA No. 164 of 2023 and Batch)
Facts of the CaseThe State of Chhattisgarh, through its Commercial Tax (GST) Department, filed a batch of Writ Appeals — led by WA No. 164 of 2023 — against a common order dated 18.10.2022 of a learned Single Judge, ...
Withdrawn: Andhra Pradesh HC Disposes of Broken Rice Export-Ban Challenge as Withdrawn (Writ Petition No. 6425 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis case concerns an export restriction under foreign trade and customs law, not GST. The petitioners challenged a notification dated 08.09.2022 by which the Union of India banned/prohibited export of b...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Tribunal's Order Regularising Daily-Wage Hamalis at Commercial Taxes Department Office (WP No. 8700 of 2021)
Facts of the CaseThis writ petition was filed by the State of Karnataka (through its Finance Department, Commercial Taxes) and departmental officers, challenging an order of the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (K...
Disposed With Direction to Represent: Calcutta HC in Sunshine Enterprise vs State of West Bengal on Pre/Post-GST Contract Rate Dispute (WPA 16297 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseSunshine Enterprise and others filed a writ petition before the Calcutta High Court seeking a direction to the West Bengal government authorities to bear the additional tax liability arising on execution...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Reduces Pre-Deposit From 25% to 10% for Shiva TexFabs in Pre-GST VAT Appeal (CWP-2650-2022 and Connected Matters)
Facts of the CaseM/s Shiva TexFabs Ltd, engaged in manufacturing yarn from PET bottles and registered under the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005, was assessed for the year 2015-16 after an inspection by the Excise and Ta...
Rajasthan High Court Directs Payment of Outstanding Dues for Completed Electrification Work After Tender Rescission (S.B. Civil WP No. 4595 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseM/s Uma Ram And Sons, a proprietorship, had been awarded Tender No. 32 (Year 2021-22) for electrification work at CHC Kelansar, District Jodhpur, by the Executive Engineer, Medical and Health Department....
Bail Granted: Patna HC Enlarges Accused on Bail in Sunil Bhardwaj vs State of Bihar Liquor Smuggling Case (Cr. Misc. No. 17380 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a bail order under State excise/prohibition law, not GST law. The petitioner, Sunil Bhardwaj, sought bail in a case registered for offences under Sections 272, 273, 34 IPC and Sections 41, 47 and...
Allahabad High Court Refuses to Quash Non-Bailable Warrant in Gangster Act Case Mislabelled 'GST' Court File in Kuldeep Chaudhary v. State of U.P. (Application U/S 482 No. 35874 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseKuldeep Chaudhary, also known as Monu Chaudhary, filed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. before the Allahabad High Court seeking to quash a non-bailable warrant dated 28.04.2005 issued by the Addi...
Order Set Aside for Denial of Hearing: Kerala HC Remands Trademark Matter in Ansarul Islam Charitable Trust vs Union of India (WP(C) No. 10839 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis is a trademark registration matter and has nothing to do with GST law — the reference to GST in the case papers is only because the Trademark Registry's office in Chennai is located on GST Road, G...
Lease Cancellation Set Aside: Madras HC Rules for Bidder in S. Jesudasan Ravi vs State Express Transport Corporation (WP(MD) No. 15021 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThe petitioner, S. Jesudasan Ravi, was the successful bidder for a lease to run a marriage hall constructed by the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) at Tuticorin, quoting Rs. 1,15,400/- per mont...