CIRCULARS

Circular No.

Subject

Circular No. 160/16/2021-GST dt. 20/09/2021 [Para 3] 

Clarification in respect of certain GST related issues.

Circular No. 139/90/2020-GST dt.10/06/2020

Clarification on Refund Related Issues

Circular No. 135/05/2020-GST dt.31/03/2020

Clarification on refund related issues

Circular No. 108/27/2019-GST dt.18/06/2019

Clarification in respect of goods sent/taken out of India for exhibition or on consignment basis for export promotion

Circular No. 48/22/2018-GST dt.14/06/2018 [Sl.No. 3]

Clarification on miscellaneous issues regarding supplies to SEZ units and refund of unutilized ITC to job worker in textile sector.

Circular No. 18/18/2017-GST dt.16/11/2017

Clarification on refund of unutilized input tax credit of GST paid on inputs in respect of exporters of fabrics

PRESS RELEASE

Subject

Decisions taken by the GST Council in 45th Meeting held on 17.09.2021

COMMUNITY INSIGHTS

Topic

Publish Date

Business Closure and the Fate of ITC: Analyzing Refund Eligibility

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India, built on the principle of seamless credit flow, has long grappled with the question of refunding unutilized Input Tax Credit (ITC) in scenarios beyond zero-rated supplies and inverted duty structures. A landmark development in this regard has arisen from the Sikkim High Court’s ruling in SICPA India Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India............... Read More

01.07.2025

CASE LAW

Authority

One liner

2025(07)LCX0301

Gujarat High Court

Atul Ltd.

Refund of accumulated GST compensation cess ITC on coal used for exports cannot be denied based on contrary circulars when law permits such refund.
2025(07)LCX0146

Delhi High Court

Sisla Laboratories

Authorities cannot deny refund due to their own procedural failures or untraceable deficiency memos.
2024(10)LCX0396

Gujarat High Court

Ascent Meditech Ltd.

Amendment to Rule 89(5) of the GST Act is clarificatory in nature and applicable retrospectively, allowing for refunds to be claimed by assessees who filed applications within the prescribed two-year period.
2024(01)LCX0172

Madras High Court

Tulip Nilgiris Exports Private Limited

Assessee can club refund claims pertaining to more than one financial year.
2023(10)LCX0035

Delhi High Court

Simran Chandwani

When mismatch is on account of the suppliers filing the quarterly returns, the petitioner would be entitled to the refund.