Case Update: Court reviews Petitioner's refund request & maintainability issue under CGST Act.

Pacific Exports And Imports Versus Additional Commissioner of Central Tax And Anr.

Pacific Exports And Imports Versus Additional Commissioner of Central Tax And Anr. - TMI Issues:
1. Refund of &8377; 10,79,676 sought by the Petitioner.
2. Maintainability of the present petition due to lack of challenge against the order passed by the first Appellate Authority.

Issue 1: Refund of &8377; 10,79,676 sought by the Petitioner:
The Petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Respondents to grant a refund of &8377; 10,79,676. It was noted that the Petitioner had utilized statutory remedies under the CGST Act and had appealed before the first Appellate Authority under Section 107 of the CGST Act, 2017. However, the appeal was decided against the Petitioner. The Petitioner highlighted the unavailability of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) and expressed the need to approach the High Court due to this limitation. The Court observed that the prayer in the petition did not challenge the order passed by the first Appellate Authority, raising concerns about the maintainability of the petition without a specific challenge against the said order.

Issue 2: Maintainability of the present petition:
The Court noted that the Petitioner's counsel acknowledged the need to challenge the order passed by the first Appellate Authority but admitted that the petition lacked a specific relief seeking to set aside the said order. Consequently, the counsel requested an adjournment to amend the petition by adding an appropriate relief challenging the order. The Court, in response to the counsel's request, scheduled a re-notification for 9th March, 2021, allowing the Petitioner to amend the petition to address the deficiency and ensure the maintainability of the petition before the Court.

In conclusion, the judgment addressed the issues of the refund sought by the Petitioner and the maintainability of the petition due to the absence of a challenge against the order passed by the first Appellate Authority. The Court highlighted the importance of specific relief sought in the petition and granted an opportunity to the Petitioner to amend the petition to rectify the deficiency and ensure the proper maintainability of the case before the Court.