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Retrospective GST registration cancellation without express proposal in show cause notice and without specific particulars is arbitrary and void

The Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in the case of Nikita Agarwal held that retrospective cancellation of GST registration is arbitrary when the show cause notice (SCN) fails to expressly mention such retrospective effect or provide specific allegations, thereby depriving the taxpayer of an effective opportunity to rebut and violative of principles of natural justice.

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Penalty quashed u/s 129 of CGST Act for solely relying on supplier’s statement

The Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in Sandip Kumar Pandey & Anr. quashed penalty imposed under Section 129(1)(b) of the CGST Act, holding that the Department erred in treating the supplier’s denial of business operations as “gospel truth” without conducting any verification and none of the situations signify necessary intention to evade tax, which is pre-condition for invoking of Section 129, CGST Act.

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Quashes refund-rejection citing relaxation in time limit for availment of ITC for initial years of GST

The Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in DYS Impex Private Limited  held that refund denial based on Section 16(4) of the CGST/ WBGST Act could not be sustained in light of the retrospective insertion of Section 16(5), which extended the timeline for availing input tax credit (ITC) for initial 4 FYs, starting from 2017-18 to 2020-21 up to November 30, 2021.