GSTR-2A ITC mismatch: A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court dismissed a Jorhat company’s writ appeal against a GST show cause notice proposing recovery of about Rs 27.25 lakh in input tax credit, holding that its bona fide purchaser defence must be raised before the proper officer.
Kokrajhar rape-murder: The Gauhati High Court upheld the conviction of three men for the 2021 gang rape and murder of two minor girls in Kokrajhar, relying on DNA evidence, but commuted their death sentence to life imprisonment for the rest of their natural lives without remission.
The Gauhati High Court held that GST registration cancellation under Section 29 read with Rule 21(e) must be independent and reasoned. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury ruled it cannot serve as coercion during investigation or rely solely on interim reports.
