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Big Relief ITC Cannot Be Denied to a Bona Fide Purchaser Merely Because the Supplier’s Registration Cancelled Retrospectively

The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Additional Commissioner Grade 2 & Anr. dismissed the SLP affirming that proceedings under Section 74 of UP GST Act, 2017 cannot be initiated to deny ITC to a bona fide purchaser who has duly established the genuineness of the transaction through tax invoices, e-way bills, transport documents, payment through banking channels and filing of returns

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Exoneration in Section 73 proceedings by State GST authorities would not ipso facto bar Central GST authorities from initiating proceedings under Section 74

The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in PEI Industries dismissed the writ petition challenging the Order-in-Original dated March 30, 2026 passed under Section 74 of the CGST Act and held that Section 73 and Section 74 of the CGST Act operate in altogether different arenas, and merely because the assessee was exonerated in proceedings under Section 73 by the State GST authorities, the same would not, by itself, preclude the Central GST authorities from proceeding against the assessee under Section 74 of the CGST Act.