2023
Supreme Court / High Courts
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Forum |
Citation |
Issue in brief |
| 1 |
Madras High Court |
Annai Construction
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GST - Time limit for seeking revocation of cancellation of registration - Mad HC issues notice
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CESTAT and others
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Forum |
Citation |
Issue in brief |
| 1 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Komatsu India Pvt. Ltd. |
Customs - Time limit not applicable for refund of Security Deposit paid for project import
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| 2 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association |
Service Tax - No Service Tax payable on the IPL subvention amount received from BCCI
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2022
Supreme Court / High Courts
| # |
Forum |
Citation |
Issue in brief |
| 1 |
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench |
UCN Cable Network Pvt. Ltd. Vs Designated Committee
under SVLDRS
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SVLDRS - Appropriate category of the declaration is
"arrears" and not "litigation". Assessee should not be
put in a worser situation by opting for the scheme.
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| 2 |
Madras High Court |
VRS Traders VS Asst. Commissioner State Taxes |
GST - After issue of DRC-1A, if the taxpayer disputes
the liability, a show cause notice under Sec. 74 (1) has
to be issued. Order passed directly after DRC-1A,
without granting personal hearing quashed.
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| 3 |
Madras High Court |
Ganges International Pvt. Ltd. and Others Vs Asst.
Commissioner of GST & Others
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GST - Madras HC applies "doctrine of necessity" and
holds that the claim for refund Service Tax paid under
RCM, much after 01.07.2017 (which could not be availed
as transitional credit), shall be considered as a claim
under Section 142 (3).
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| 4 |
Madras High Court |
SSD Oil Mills Vs Joint Commissioner of GST (Appeals)
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GST - Refund of wrongly paid Tax and penalty - issue
remanded
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| 5 |
Madras High Court |
MNS Enterprises Vs Additional Director General of GSTI
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GST Recovery from customer under Sec. 79 during
investigation is premature.
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| 6 |
Madras High Court |
Algae Labs PVT Ltd |
GST - Detention of vehicle quashed.
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| 7 |
Madras High Court |
RKS agencies |
GST - Detained vehicle ordered to be released on payment
of 25 % of the penalty imposed, as the alleged
violation, albeit being small, is recurring. Petitioner
can still agitate the penalty before the appellate
authority.
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| 8 |
Madras High Court |
Sri Gujan Builders. |
SVLDRS - High Court directs issue of Discharge
Certificate.
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| 9 |
Madras High Court |
Abi Technologies. |
Mistake in entering export invoices in GSTR 3 B cannot
disentitle refund to the exporter.
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| 10 |
Madras High Court |
Interplex Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. |
GST - Due dates for filing and revising TRAN-1 cannot be the same. W.P. No. 4458/2019 Interplex
Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.
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| 11 |
Madras High Court |
VRS Traders |
GST - Bank attachment partially released to enable payment of pre-deposit for filing appeal. Upon
payment of pre-deposit, bank attachment lifted, as balance demand is deemed to be stayed.
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| 12 |
Madras High Court |
Grand Technologies |
Service Tax - retrospective Exemption for long term lease - refund claim not time barred
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| 13 |
Madras High Court |
Premier Garment Process |
Service Tax - Supply of bed rolls to rail passengers is liable to Service Tax under Business
Auxiliary Service
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| 14 |
Madras High Court |
Winpower Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Vs Designated Committee |
SVLDRS - Quantification by assessee before 30.06.2019 is also eligible
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CESTAT and others
| # |
Forum |
Citation |
Issue in brief |
| 1 |
CESTAT, Hyderabad |
Linkewell Telesystems Ltd. Vs Commissioner of GST |
Excise - Rule 6 of CCR, 2004. Revenue cannot force the
option on assessee. Once ineligible portion of credit is
reversed, no further liability subsists.
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| 2 |
CESTAT, Bengaluru |
Kerala Ex-servicemen Welfare Association Vs Commissioner
of Service Tax
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Service Tax - Refund of tax paid under mistake -
Limitation not applicable. Govt. cannot retain the
amount collected without the authority of law
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| 3 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Heavy Vehicles Factory Vs Commissioner of GST |
Excise - Time limit of one year applicable for claiming
transitional credit also; demand set aside on time bar
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| 4 |
CESTAT, Hyderabad. |
Gayatri Hitech Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad |
Demand of Service Tax on Withholding tax set aside on
time bar. Cenvat Credit of input services for
construction of hotel eligible.
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| 5 |
CESTAT, Hyderabad |
Swarnandhara IJMII Integrated Township Development Co.
Ltd. Hyderabad.
|
ST on construction not payable before 01.06.2007. Cenvat
Credit not entitled. Demand under Sec. 11 D of CE Act
not sustainable.
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| 6 |
CESTAT, Kolkata |
Techno Power Enterprises Private Limited
|
Service Tax - Refund - Tax paid under mistake of law - Time limit not applicable
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2021
Supreme Court / High Courts
| # |
Forum |
Citation |
Issue in brief |
| 1 |
Supreme Court |
Union of India v. VKC Footsteps India Pvt. Ltd. |
GST - Refund on account of inverted rate structure
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| 2 |
Madras High Court |
M/s. Steel Centre v. State Tax Officer. |
GST - WP against adjudication orders not entertained on
the ground of alternative remedy
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| 3 |
Madras High Court |
M/s. Rocky Marketing Pvt Ltd v. Joint Commisioner of GST
and CE.
|
CENVAT Credit - Rule 6 - Once Tribunal has held the
credits as "common credits" the Department, cannot
agitate the same by once again issuing a SCN
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| 4 |
Madras High Court |
M/s Chennai Citi Centre (P) Ltd v. The Designated
Committee under Sabka Vishwas Legacy Disputes Resolution
Scheme, 2019.
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SVLDRS - The designated Committee directed to pass a
speaking order as to whether the Service Tax paid by
lessees can be adjusted in the declaration filed by the
Landlord.
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| 5 |
Madras High Court |
M/s. TVH Lumbini Square Owners Association v. Union of
India.
|
GST - Exemption for Residential Welfare Asociations -
GST payable only on amount exceeding Rs. 7,500 per
month.
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| 6 |
Madras High Court |
M. Sampathkumar v. The Superintendent of CGST and
Central Excise;
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GST - Lower Court's conditions for grant of bail upheld
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| 7 |
Madras High Court |
The Commisioner of CGST and CE v. M/s. Sujana Metal
Products.
|
Central Excise - Artificial sale as circular trading -
As payment of tax has been made, no further demand could
be made. Penalties sutained.
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| 8 |
Madras High Court |
M/s Chennai Citi Centre (P) Ltd v. The Commissioner of
Service Tax (Appeals).
|
Service Tax - Whether the Service Tax paid by lessees
can be considered as pre deposit for entertaining the
appeal filed by the landlord.
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CESTAT and others
| # |
Forum |
Citation |
Issue in brief |
| 1 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
M/s. Touchstone Infrastructures and Solutions Pvt. Ltd
v. The Commissioner of Central Taxes and Central Excise,
Chennai North Commisionerate.
|
Service Tax - When VAT is paid on Identified material
value, payment of Service Tax on the remaining Service
value, is in order.
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| 2 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
M/s. Komatsu India (P) Ltd v. The Commisioner of GST and
CE.
|
Service Tax - Deputation of employees by parent company
to the Indian Company on secondment basis would not
amount to manpower supply service.
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| 3 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
M/s. Central Warehousing Corporation v. The Commissioner
of Central Taxes and Central Excise.
|
Cenvat Credit - Suo motu re-credit of wrong reversal of
credit is permissible
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| 4 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
M/s. Origin Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of
Service Tax.
|
Service Tax - Refund under Rule 5 of CCR, 2004 - mere
not mention of the credit in ST 3 return cannot be the
reason to deny the refund
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| 5 |
CESTAT, Hyderabad |
M/s. IVRCL Assets and Holdings Ltd v. The Commissioner
of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax.
|
Service Tax - Demands under Commercial or industrial
construction service and works contract service set
aside.
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2019
Supreme Court / High Courts
| # |
Forum |
Citation |
Issue in brief |
| 1 |
Madras High Court |
GTN Textiles Ltd. VS Secretary to Govt. & others. W.P. No. 4846/2007
|
Customs - Drawback not deniable even if some processing done in EOU
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| 2 |
Madras High Court |
Helvetica Lifestyle Boutique Pvt. Ltd. Vs GST Network & Others. W.P. Nos. 34084 & 34089/2018
|
Transitional Credit
|
CESTAT and others
| # |
Forum |
Citation |
Issue in brief |
| 1 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Sathyam Auto Engg. Pvt. Ltd. Vs
CCE
|
Central Excise - Cenvat Credit and
Depreciation - Once IT return is revised,
Cenvat Credit admissible
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| 2 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Tamilnadu Spinning Mills
Association Vs CCE
|
Service Tax - Demand under Club or
Association Service not sustainable on
"doctrine of mutuality"
|
| 3 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Azam Laminators Pvt. Ltd. Vs CCE
|
Central Excise - Classification of betel nut
supari
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| 4 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
C H Robinson Worldwide Freight
Vs CCE
|
Service Tax - Demand on ocean freight set
aside
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| 5 |
CESTAT, Hyderabad |
Indu Eastern Province Projects
Pvt. Ltd. Vs CCE
|
Service Tax - Collection of Service Tax when
no such tax is payable - Sec. 73 A
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| 6 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Nagarjuna Construction Co. Ltd.
VS CCE
|
Central Excise - Duty on Readymix concrete
set aside on time bar
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| 7 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Prince Foundations Ltd. VS CCE
|
Service tax - Various demands relating to
cosntruction of apartments set aside
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| 8 |
CESTAT, Hyderabad |
CCE Vs IVRCL Infrastructure and
Projects Ltd.
|
Central Excise - Exemption entitlement for
Pipes for water supply projects
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| 9 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Kumanan Enterprises Vs CCE
|
Service Tax - When order is not properly
served, appeal is not time barred
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| 10 |
CESTAT, Hyderabad |
Sudhakar Plastics Ltd. VS CCE
|
Central Excise - Pipes - Classification under
Chapter 3917 and 8424 and exemption
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| 11 |
CESTAT,Chennai |
Ucal Fuel Systems Ltd. VS CCE
|
Central Excise - Cenvat credit on outdoor
catering service
|
| 12 |
CESTAT, Chennai |
Ocean Interior Ltd. VS CCE
|
Service Tax - Payment of VAT and Service
Tax and valuation thereof
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