Portal Related Updates

Date Subject
07.01.2025 Enabling filing of Application for Rectification as per Notn. 22/2024-CT, dtd. 08/10/24, 2024.

CIRCULAR

Notification No. Subject
Circular No. 238/32/2024-GST dt.15.10.2024 Clarification of various doubts related to Section 128A of the CGST Act, 2017.
Circular No. 237/31/2024-GST dt.15.10.2024 Clarifying the issues regarding implementation of provisions of sub-section (5) and sub-section (6) in section 16 of CGST Act, 2017.

NOTIFICATION

Notification No. Subject
Notification No. 22/2024 - Central Tax Dated 08.10.2024 Special procedure for rectification of order to be followed to avail the benefits of sub-section (5) or sub-section (6) of section 16 of the said Act.

RELEVANT SECTION OF FINANCE ACT 2024

Section No. Subject

Section 150 of Finance Act 2024

No refund shall be made of all the tax paid or the input tax credit reversed, which would not have been so paid, or not reversed.

CASE LAW

Authority

One liner

2025(03)LCX0012

Calcutta High Court

Hiranmoy Dutta

ITC cannot be disallowed for filing the return in Form GSTR 3B beyond the due date in view of the retrospective amendment to Section 16(5) of the GST Act, whereby the penal effect contained in Section 16(4) pertaining to the FY 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 has been withdrawn, by extending the cut-off date for filing of returns upto 30th November 2021.
2025(02)LCX0342

Madras High Court

Nilgiris Silverline Builders Private Limited

Claim made for ITC which is barred by limitation u/s 16 (4) of the CGST Act, 2017 but, within the period prescribed u/s 16 (5) of the said Act is allowed.
2024(11)LCX0119

Patna High Court

Platinum Ispat Industries Private Limited

Assessee is entitled to file rectification application within the time stipulated in the circular no.237/31/2024-GST which shall be considered in terms of the newly incorporated provisions under Section 16(5) of the CGST Act
2024(11)LCX0032

Jharkhand High Court

Shri Sai Super Market

Court has directed authorities to allow the assessee ITC for FY 2019-20 reversing the initial disallowance due to delayed GSTR-3B filing and to refund levied interest and penalty with 6% p.a. interest citing Section 16(5) of the CGST Act 2017 inserted by the Finance (No.2) Act 2024.