https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=404686 The Court declined to grant the petitioners' request for further extension of the deadline for filing annual returns under the GST Act in Maharashtra due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Court noted that the deadline had already been extended to 28.02.2021 and that additional extensions could compromise tax administration effectiveness. The Court highlighted existing relaxations for businesses with specific turnovers and emphasized that the petition was brought by a professional body, not individual taxpayers. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition, stating that non-extension beyond the given date would not affect rights under the CGST Act. en-us Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=404686 The Court declined to grant the petitioners' request for further extension of the deadline for filing annual returns under the GST Act in Maharashtra due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Court noted that the deadline had already been extended to 28.02.2021 and that additional extensions could compromise tax administration effectiveness. The Court highlighted existing relaxations for businesses with specific turnovers and emphasized that the petition was brought by a professional body, not individual taxpayers. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition, stating that non-extension beyond the given date would not affect rights under the CGST Act. Case-Laws GST Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=404686