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Supreme Construction & Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. (Bom) (HC) www.itatonline.org

Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

S. 73 : Determination of tax not paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised for any reason other than fraud or any wilful -misstatement or suppression of facts – Demands and recovery – Mere claim of demand being without jurisdiction does not warrant waiver of statutory pre-deposit requirement for filing appeal against GST order- Review – Maintainability – Procedural Lapse – Absence of Proper Advocate’s Certificate – No new grounds for review – Review petition is dismissed with costs of Rs 10000. [S.107, Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, 226, Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, Art. 226]

20 Media Collective Pvt. Ltd.v Pr. ACIT (Bom) (HC)(UR)

S.148: Reassessment-Notice-Barred by limitation-Notice and order is quashed. [S.149(1)(b), Art. 226] Assessment year 2015-16-Barred by limitation (A.Y. 2015-16)

Saurashtra Gramin Bank. v. ACIT (2024) 208 ITD 55 (Rajkot) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Provisions for gratuity and leave encashment-Accounting Standard-15-Claimed only actual payment made to employees-Not to be reduced earlier year provisions from current profit and loss account.[S. 145]

Viswaat Chemicals Ltd. v.UOI (2024) 167 taxmann.com 450/91GSTL 114/106 GST 818 Bom)( HC) www.itatonline.org

Goods and Service Tax Act , 2017
S.73 :Determination of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised by reason of fraud or any wilful -misstatement or suppression of facts – Challenge against show cause notice under the CGST – Writ against show cause notice is dismissed – Alternative remedy –No violation of principle of natural justice – Frivolous petition only to avoid recourse to statutory remedy and take its chance with filing petition in High Court – Cost of Rs 5 lakh is awarded on the petitioner to be paid to the Maharashtra Legal Services Authority within four weeks. . [ Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, Art . 226 ]

Nazmin Jamal. v. ITO (2023) 199 ITD 420 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 69B : Amounts of investments not fully disclosed in books of account-Undisclosed investment-Failure to furnish statement and opportunity of cross examination-Addition is deleted. [S. 132(4)]

Dinesh Devraj Ranka v. Addl. CIT [2023] 200 ITD 731 (Bang)(Trib.)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure-Commercial expediency-Professional and consultancy charges-Matter remanded.

PCIT v. Backbone Projects Ltd. (2023) 457 ITR 50 /295 Taxman 54 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 153A : Assessment-Search-Industrial undertakings-Original assessment completed-No incriminating material was found-Disallowance of deduction under section 80IA is not valid. [S. 80IA(4), 132, 260A]

Ascendas IT Park (Pune ) Pvt Ltd v .State of Maharashtra and Ors (Bom)( HC) www.itatonline .org .

Goods and Service Tax, Act , 2017
Website – Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal – Court directed the State Government to take required steps expeditiously on or before 31st “December .2023 – Government has complied with the direction of the Court – The website has became operational -The Government has filed compliance report dt. 25 th April , 2024 – Writ petition is disposed . [ S. 109 to 116 , Art. 226 ]

Railsys Engineers Pvt Ltd v. Add.CIT ( 2022) ( 65) G.S.T.L. 159 ( Delhi)( HC)

Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2007

S. 169: Service of notice in certain circumstances – Show cause notice and consequential orders – Required to be signed by concerned officer and same had to be affixed with digital signature if they were up loaded on GST portal .[ Art , 226 ]

Godavari Commodities Ltd v. State of Jharkhand ( 2022) (65) G.S.T.L. 194 ( Jharkhand )(HC)

S. 74 : Determination of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed , or utilised by reason of fraud or any wilful – misstatement or suppression of facts – Adjudication – Natural justice – Adjudication – Show cause notice – Recovery – Strictures against department – Commissioner of Sate Tax directed to issue appropriate guidelines /circular / notification elaborating the procedure for issuance of show cause notice , adjudicating and recovery proceedings . [ S. 73(5), 74(1), 74(5) , Art , 226 ]