The principal issue was whether the taxpayer's refund claim for...

The principal issue was whether the taxpayer's refund claim for accumulated input tax credit, filed in Form GST RFD-01 after portal-size constraints prevented uploading supporting shipping bills and after earlier rejection and re-credit to the electronic credit ledger, was maintainable despite the portal error and the issuance of a deficiency memo under Rule 89(5) alleging non-debit of credit. The court found the claim substantively supported by compliance with Circular No.125/44/2019-GST and related submissions, and directed respondents to verify the enclosed documents and process the refund claim accordingly, allowing the petition. - HC