2020 (2) TMI 170

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.... Advs. for R-4. Mr. Anurag Ahluwalia, CGSC with Mr. Shaurya Jain, Advs. for UOI.   O R D E R   1. We have heard learned counsels at some length. 2. During the course of the arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has raised few issues which we propose to deal today. 3. Mr. Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed that this Court, in its order dated 18.09.2019, had directed the respondents to publish the e-mail Ids and telephone numbers of the Nodal Officers widely, including on the GST Website; Delhi GST Website and CBIC Website. He points out that though the said information has been made available, but it has been placed in the "news and updates" section. The result is that the notification of th....

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....7-18. It appears from the registrations granted by the respondents, that there should be in excess of 11 lakh returns filed. The respondents are directed to keep a vigil to ensure that the annual returns in GSTR 9C Form, which are filed by the assessees for the financial year 2017- 18 get uploaded, and the uploading is not unsuccessful for any shortcoming of the respondents. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that in respect of the financial year 2018-19, the GSTR 9, GSTR 9A and GSTR 9C Form have still not been uploaded and, consequently, even though the last date of filing of the same was 31.12.2019, the assessees have not been able to upload the Form. The date of filing of the same now stands extended till 31.03.2020. ....

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....vances raised by the petitioner are numerous. Several of them have been raised and resolved, while several others remain unresolved. Lot of the issues arising before us relate to the apparent technical flaws, glitches and limitations in the online portal system evolved by GSTN. On our query, we are informed that Infosys Limited and Tech Mahindra Limited have been entrusted the task of evolving and maintaining the GSTN Network for IT support. With a view to better appreciate the intricacies, and to ensure that the grievances raised by the taxpayers - whose interest the petitioner association represents and our orders are understood and implemented in true perspective, we consider it necessary to have Infosys Limited and Tech Mahindra Limited....