IMPORTANT GST CASE LAWS 01.04.2026
| Relevant Act | Section / Topic | Case Law Title / Authority | Brief Summary | Citation |
| Statutory Rules | IGST Settlement | GST Settlement Rules, 2025 | Notified w.e.f. 01-04-2026. Establishes the procedure for electronic transmission of settlement reports and fund transfers between Centre and States based on returns. | [2026] 30-03-2026 |
| CGST Act, 2017 | Section 16 | Sonalika Enterprises v. State of Haryana | Rule 86A Limits: The Department cannot create a “Negative Balance” in the Electronic Credit Ledger. Blocking is only permissible to the extent of credit actually available. | Click Here |
| CGST Act, 2017 | Section 30 | Shashi Kumar Choudhury v. UOI | Quasi-Judicial Independence: A Proper Officer cannot cancel a registration merely “under dictation” from an investigative wing; they must exercise independent judgment. | Click Here |
| CGST Act, 2017 | Section 73 | Ramasamy Gounder Prakasam v. Joint Commissioner | Legacy Services: Services rendered prior to GST (Pre-July 2017) are governed by Service Tax/VAT, even if payments are received post-GST. | Click Here |
| CGST Act, 2017 | Section 79 | Ratna Cafe v. Assistant Commissioner | OD Account Immunity: An Overdraft (OD) account cannot be attached for GST recovery. The Department must proceed against other secured assets or credits. | Click Here |
| CGST Act, 2017 | Section 107 | Tenet Networks (P.) Ltd v. GST Council | Limitation Clock: The limitation for filing an appeal must be reckoned from the date the DRC-07 (Summary of Order) is actually uploaded on the portal. | Click Here |
| CGST Act, 2017 | Section 169 | Tvl. SPR Enterprises v. Deputy State Tax Officer | Natural Justice: Assessment confirmed ex-parte based solely on portal notices without exploring alternate service modes (Email/SMS) is a breach of natural justice. | Click Here |
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