GST ArticleHigh Court

Ratification cannot substitute recommendation

The Hon’ble Gauhati High Court in the case of the CBIC and Ors. v. Barkataki Print and Media Services & Ors. dismissed the review petition wherein the Petitioner had file review application of Barkataki Print and Media Services v. Union of India , whereby the Court had held that Notification No. 56/2023-Central Tax dated December 28, 2028 to be ultra vires of the CGST Act. Hence, the said order was set aside and the Notification was quashed.

GST ArticleHigh Court

Notification No. 56/2023-CT ultra vires S. 168A for extending timeline for passing GST Order for FY 2018-19 and 2019-20

The Hon’ble Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh) in M/s Barkataki Print and Media Services held that the Notification No. 56/2023-Central Tax dated December 28, 2023 is ultra vires the provisions of Section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 as well as there being no notification issued by the State Government in conformity with Section 168A of the Assam Goods and Services Act, 2017 and is not legally sustainable in law. Accordingly, the same is set aside and quashed.