2018 (8) TMI 137

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....le to upload Form GST TRAN-1 within the time stipulated on account of some error. Therefore, the petitioner seeks for appropriate direction in this regard. 4. Similar prayers were made before the High Courts of Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Kerala. The High Court of Chhattisgarh, in W.P(T) No.68 of 2018 by order dated 14.5.2018, issued appropriate directions. The operative portion of the said order reads as follows: "7. After going through the aforesaid circular and the scheme of the circular, I am convinced that complete procedure has been prescribed for redressal of grievance which the petitioner has raised in this writ petition, particularly of non-uploading of FORM TRAN-I due to technical glitches. Apart from this State Government Commissi....

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....ication before the additional sixth respondent, the Nodal Officer appointed to resolve issues in the nature of one raised by the petitioner. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say that if the petitioner prefers an application within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, same shall be considered and appropriate decision shall be taken by the additional sixth respondent within a week thereafter. Needless also to say that if it is found that the petitioner could not upload FORM GST TRAN-1 for reasons not attributable to him, appropriate action shall be taken to enable him to take credit of the input tax available to him at the time of migration." 7. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that iden....

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....f credit which was recorded by the taxpayer in the TRAN-1, which could not be filed. If needed, GSTN May request field formations for Centre and State to collect additional document/data etc., or verify the same to identify taxpayers who should be allowed this procedure. 8.3. GSTN shall communicate directly with the taxpayers in this regard and submit a final report to GIC about the number of TRAN-1s filed and submitted through this process. 8.4. The taxpayers shall complete the process of filing of TRAN 1 stuck due to IT glitches, as discussed above, by 30th April 2018 and the process of completing filing of GSTR 3B which could not be filed for such TRAN 1 shall be completed by 31st May 2018." 9. Further, paragraph 5.1 of the said cir....