https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467875 Statutory refund interest had already been paid before disposal, but the Court held that prolonged delay and repeated recourse to the Tribunal and Court justified an award of costs against the GST department. The operative point was that delayed payment of admitted refund interest, followed by unnecessary litigation to recover it, can attract compensatory costs in favour of the claimant. The petition was therefore disposed of with costs awarded to the petitioner. en-us Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:30:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467875 Statutory refund interest had already been paid before disposal, but the Court held that prolonged delay and repeated recourse to the Tribunal and Court justified an award of costs against the GST department. The operative point was that delayed payment of admitted refund interest, followed by unnecessary litigation to recover it, can attract compensatory costs in favour of the claimant. The petition was therefore disposed of with costs awarded to the petitioner. Case-Laws GST Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467875