Daily Archives: January 1, 2026

IMPORTANT GST CASE LAWS 31.12.2025 Relevant Act Section / Topic Case Law Title / Advisory Brief Summary Citation / Source CGST Act, 2017 Section 9 (Levy) N.R. Kulkarni NRK Construction Company v. Union of India For works contracts executed prior to the Pre-GST VAT regime (before 01-07-2017) where payments were made in the GST regime,… Read More »

IMPORTANT GST CASE LAWS 30.12.2025 Relevant Act Section Case Law Title Brief Summary Citation CGST Act, 2017 Section 29 (Cancellation) MS Imagine Marketing Ltd. v. Joint Commissioner CGST Appeals II Delhi Cancellation order was quashed as the officer failed to consider the petitioner’s reply, which included relevant rent agreements and returns for the last three… Read More »

Mechanical Cancellation of Registration Set Aside: “Reply Not Considerable” is a Vague Ground; Officer Cannot Demand Documents Already Available on GST Portal ISSUE Whether the Proper Officer can cancel a GST registration by passing a cryptic, templated order stating “reply not considerable” without assigning specific reasons or considering the documents submitted. Whether the tax authorities… Read More »

High Court Quashes Refund Rejection for Inverted Tax Structure; Directs Immediate Refund with Interest Relying on Precedent in Assessee’s Own Case   ISSUE Whether the Revenue authorities can reject a refund claim for accumulated Input Tax Credit (ITC) under the Inverted Duty Structure (Section 54(3)) for the period 2019-2020, when the High Court has already… Read More »

High Court Refuses to Interdict DGGI Summons or Release Seized Goods at Inquiry Stage; Writ Petition Held Premature ISSUE Maintainability: Can a Writ Petition be filed to challenge Summons (Section 70) issued by DGGI during an ongoing inquiry/investigation? Seizure & Arrest: Can the Court direct the release of seized goods or grant protection from arrest… Read More »