GST CASE LAW 16.07.2025

By | August 17, 2026

GST CASE LAW 16.07.2025

Section Case Law Title Brief Summary Citation Relevant Act
Manpower Service / Exemption (Sl. No. 3, Notfn 12/2017) Webel Support Multipurpose Service Co Operative Society Ltd., In re Pure labour services provided as a sub-contractor to a State Government Company for a government project do not qualify for exemption under Sl. No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017-CT(R) because the payment was made by the company and not directly by the Government. Click Here West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 9 Sunshell Power, In re Supply, design, installation, testing, and commissioning of a grid-connected rooftop solar power plant constitutes a composite supply of works contract taxable at 12% on 70% of gross value (goods portion) and 18% on 30% of gross value (services portion). Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 9 Purnam Cuisines (P.) Ltd., In re Peeled and chopped garlic remains classifiable under HSN 0703 as per Chapter 07 notes rather than HSN 2005, attracting a Nil rate of GST. Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 12 Shoft Shipyard (P.) Ltd., In re Pre-GST dispute payments, including interest and arbitration costs awarded for a commercial dispute without any underlying taxable supply under the GST regime, do not attract GST liability. Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 62 Great Eastern Hire Purchase (P.) Ltd. v. State of Bihar Best judgment assessment recovery made by ignoring binding precedent in SIS Cash Services and rejecting an amnesty scheme appeal was held illegal; the State was directed to refund the amount with 9% interest and pay ₹10,000 in litigation costs. Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 73 Haemotocon 2017 v. State of Assam Issuing merely a summary of show cause notice in Form DRC-01 with tax determination attachments without a duly signed and authenticated main SCN from the Proper Officer violates Section 73 and Rule 142(1)(a). Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 75 Pavan Traders v. State of U.P. An adjudication order demanding tax, interest, and penalty in excess of the amounts specified in the underlying show cause notice is invalid and liable to be set aside. Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 97 Purnam Cuisines (P.) Ltd., In re The determination of whether an activity amounts to “manufacture” is not among the matters listed under Section 97(2); hence, no advance ruling can be rendered on such a query. Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 107 Horizon Hi Tech Engicon Limited v. State of West Bengal A delayed appeal resulting from business closure and the director’s illness was remanded to the Appellate Authority for adjudication on merits since the GST Appellate Tribunal had not yet been established. Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 129 Athiyan Exports v. State Tax Officer, Tirunelveli Transporting goods for export without generating an e-Invoice or e-Way Bill is a technical/venial breach; where the physical export actually occurred, a lesser penalty is justified without denying export benefits. Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Section 161 Tvl. Sri Balaji Metal Trading v. Deputy State Tax Officer-1 Summary dismissal of a rectification application regarding ITC denial without addressing the assessee’s claim under newly inserted Section 16(5) is improper; matter remanded for fresh consideration. Click Here Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017