The Delhi High Court granted partial relief to Huawei Telecommunications (India) by quashing reassessment notice and special audit for 2013–14, while upholding reassessment and audit directions for the 2015–16 assessment year.
The Bombay High Court set aside denial of Golden Cryo Pvt. Ltd. Rs 23.67 crore GST refund, criticising officials for undue haste and procedural violations, holding such actions contrary to law and rule of law in refund adjudication process.
Tata Steel Limited has filed a writ petition before the High Court of Jharkhand challenging a GST adjudication order issued by the Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise, Jamshedpur that imposes significant financial liabilities on the company.
The Bombay High Court quashed Rs.133.60 crore GST penalty notices against three Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. executives, ruling Section 122(1A) of the CGST Act cannot apply retrospectively and requires proof of benefit and instigation, protecting them under Article 20(1).
Punjab and Haryana High Court held that unsigned stock statements cannot shield taxpayers who enjoyed overdraft benefits, as Justices Jagmohan Bansal and Yashvir Singh Rathor dismissed the appeal. Filed by Loomba Manufacturing Syndicate, it challenged Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh.
Bombay High Court granted interim protection to Sunil Biyani, non-executive director of Future Group, in a Rs 1,200-crore GST scam case, restraining arrest for one week. Justice N. R. Borkar held that without Section 69 CGST arrest order, bail premature.
