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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 42516

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
C. Saravanan, J
Amicus Communications – Appellant
Versus
Superintendent of Central Tax – Respondent
Writ Petition

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: S. Rajasekar
For the Respondents: S.M. Deenadayalan

An administrative authority is legally obligated to give effect to and implement its own adjudicated orders regarding the allowance of Input Tax Credit under the GST regime when such orders remain unexecuted despite representations.

Headnote:The case involves a petition filed under Art.226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus to compel the respondent to implement a previously passed Order-in-Original, which allowed an input tax credit of Rs. 4,71,386/- under the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. The court observed that despite repeated representations by the petitioner, the respondent failed to give effect to the order. The court determined that the respondent is legally obligated to implement the order and enable the credit in the electronic ledger. The central issue was whether the respondent is required to implement an order directing the allowance of input tax credit. The court reasoned that since the petitioner was already successful in obtaining an order for the credit, and the respondent failed to provide a valid reason for non-implementation, the petitioner is entitled to the relief sought as per the statutory provisions. The court's rationale hinges on the principle of administrative duty and the enforceability of orders passed by statutory authorities.

Result: The writ petition is allowed with a direction to the respondent to implement the order within three months.

Table of Content
1. court’s jurisdiction to entertain a writ petition for order implementation. (Para 1 , 2)
2. the obligation of authorities to implement internal orders regarding tax credit. (Para 3 , 4)
3. judicial mandate to enforce administrative compliance with previous tax adjudication. (Para 5)

ORDER

Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Senior Standing Counsel for the Respondent.

2. This Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission after hearing the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned counsel for the Respondent.

3. The Petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the Respondent to implement the Impugned Order – in – Original No.15/2023 (TRAN-1) (SUPDT-RI) dated 24.02.2023, whereby the following order has been passed:-

“ I hereby allow the credit an amount of Rs.4,71,386/-

(Rupees Four lakh seventy one thousand three hundreds and eighty six) (CGST-Rs.380,930/- IGST -Rs.90,455/-) under Table 7(a)7B in Form TRAN 1 and TRAN 2 in terms of Section 140(3) of the Central Goods and Service Tax, Act, 2017, to be taken as Input Tax Credit under Electronic Credit Ledger under the head ‘CGST’ and ‘IGST’.”

4. It appears that the Petitioner has submitted several representations to the Respondent seeking implementation of the aforesaid order and for enabling credit the said amount in the Petitioner’s GST Electronic Credit Ledger. However, the Respondent has not invoked any response to the Petitioner’s representations.

5. Considering the above, the Respondent is directed to give effect to the Impugned Order-in-Original No.15/2023 (TRAN-1) (SUPDT-RI) dated 24.02.2023 and allow the credit of the aforesaid amount in the Petitioner's Electronic Credit Ledger, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 42516

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASC. Saravanan, JAmicus Communications – AppellantVersusSuperintendent of Central Tax – RespondentWrit Petition

An administrative authority is legally obligated to give effect to and implement its own adjudicated orders regarding the allowance of Input Tax Credit under the GST regime when such orders remain unexecuted despite representations.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
C. Saravanan, J
Amicus Communications – Appellant
Versus
Superintendent of Central Tax – Respondent
Writ Petition