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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
Eureka Forbes Limited, Rep. By Shri Durgaprasad Rao S. – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India Through Its Secretary – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. relief sought for interest disputes under gst. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. petitioner's arguments on constitutional validity and reliance on precedents. (Para 2 , 6) |
| 3. court's analysis on tax payments and electronic ledgers. (Para 7 , 8) |
ORDER :
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR, J.
1. In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs:-
“(a) Issue writ holding that Section 50 (1) of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 and (1) of the Karnataka Goods and Services Tax, 2017 is unconstitutional to the extent that the burden of interest is imposed on the case component and Input Tax Credit Available to the Credit of the Petitioner;
(b) Issue a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned Order C.No.IV/16/02/2020 SD-3 Dated 18.02.2020 [Order: 04/DRC07/SD3-DIN-202002576V06004V5B13]
(Annexure-A) and consequent notice for recovery in Form GST DRC-07 under Reference No.ZA290220000978M Dated 18.02.2020 (Annexure-B) passed by Respondent No.2;
(c ) Grant such other order or direction as deemed fit by this Hon’ble Court in the facts and circumstances of the case."
2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record.
3.
Interest for delayed tax payments under the CGST Act applies only to cash payments, as payments from input tax credits do not incur interest liabilities.
Interest on delayed tax payment under Section 50 of the CGST Act only applies to cash transactions. Payments made via Electronic Credit Ledger cannot incur interest, as funds were available and utili....
The availability of credit does not exempt an assessee from the levy of interest under Section 50 of the TNGST Act, 2017, and the compensatory nature of interest was emphasized by the court.
Interest under GST on delayed tax payment cannot be levied from the deposit date in electronic cash ledger until the return is filed, emphasizing compensatory nature over punitive interpretations.
The payment of GST before the last date of filing returns constitutes discharge of tax liability regardless of subsequent return delays, with no interest accruing if the tax was paid on time.
Section 80 of the OGST Act does not permit the grant of instalments for self-assessed tax liability shown in any return.
The liability of interest under Section 50 of the JGST Act cannot be raised without initiating adjudication proceedings under Section 73 or 74 if the taxpayer disputes the liability of interest.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the emphasis on the availability of appeal under Section 107 of the CGST Act as the appropriate remedy to address issues related to the applicabili....
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