Time limitation - CST claim

[madhavvan n]

s per hand book of procedure CST claims reimbursement para 9.3 delayed claim can be made I need a clarification Suppose i have to lodge a claim for July 07 to September 07 In terms of para 9.3 The last date for making the claim was 31/03/08 and we could make the claim by September08 i.e. 6 months from last date And further i can file the claim by septemebr 09 ie with 1 year from the prescribed date kindly clarify whether there is a total time limit of 2 years for lodging the claim for any quarter in terms of the policy. Can i lodge claim for all the quarters of financial year 07-08 now in Decemebr09 as there were some issues in not lodging claim on time

[Rama Krishana]

Yes, you are correct, the intention of para 9.3 is to enable the eligible person from being harassed due to inadvertent delay in submitting the application. But, the pharase u use is requires to be modified to some extent like it is not a total time limit of 2 years since the application is admitted beyond prescribed time limit after a cut / deduction from the eligible amount.

AI Summary

Time Limits for Filing CST Claims: Can Claims from 2007-08 Be Filed in December 2009? Refer to Para 9.3. A user inquired about the time limitations for lodging CST claims, specifically whether claims for the financial year 2007-08 could still be filed in December 2009, given past delays. The query referenced para 9.3 of the handbook of procedures, which allows for delayed claims. The response confirmed that while para 9.3 aims to prevent harassment due to delays, it does not provide a total time limit of two years. Instead, claims submitted after the prescribed time may be accepted with deductions from the eligible amount.