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2022 (12) TMI 1136

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....ief is that the petitioner who is otherwise a Contractor taking contracts of civil natures with the respondents, one such NIT was floated by the respondents-Department on 02.02.2017 for different works. The petitioner was found the successful bidder for Nine such work published in the NIT. Nine separate work Orders were issued on 14.06.2017. Nine separate work agreements were executed on the same day i.e. on 14.06.2017. 5. The petitioner-Contractor had quoted the price taking into consideration the tax implication as it then stood, prior to July 2017. The Government of India introduced the Goods and Service Tax Act w.e.f. 01.07.2017. The tax payable under the GST law was 18% as compared to the value added tax and other taxes under the old regime, which comes to roughly 10 to 12 percent. Thus, the Petitioner-Contractor had to incur an additional tax burden in the course of the execution of the work Orders. The Contractors who had received the contracts prior to coming into force of the GST regime, had been agitating before the State Government in-respect-of the additional tax burden that they were faced with in the light of the introduction of the GST Law. 6. The Government of....

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....sion of proof of such payment by the Contractor 9. It was in these contexts that the petitioner had filed the earlier around of litigation i.e. WPT No. 41/2020, which got disposed of on 25.06.2020 for an appropriate decision in respect of the petitioner who had got the work Orders before coming into force of the GST law. However, the Respondent-authorities vide impugned order (Annexure P/1) dated 27.08.2020 has refused to accept the request of the petitioner for refund of the additional tax burden primarily on the ground that the terms of the contract at the time of the execution of the work, did not provide for any such conditions of reimbursement. That in the said contract, the burden of payment of tax was that on the Contractor. For ready reference, the relevant portion of the order passed by the Respondents rejecting the claim of the petitioner vide the impugned order is as under:- 10. A development that has subsequently transpired recently is that the Water Resources Department of the Government of Chhattisgarh itself now vide order dated 30.09.2022 has amended the terms and conditions of the contract and has amended the clause 2.17.1. For ready reference of Clause 2.17.....

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....7; से लागू होगा। 11. The plain reading of the new amended Order of the State Government dated 30.09.2022 would reflect that the State Government has now for the Water Resources Department has taken a decision to ensure that the Additional Tax burden that has suffered by a Contractor in the event of a new tax that is imposed, the additional burden shall be reimbursed to the contract, subject to the Contractor furnishing the details of the difference of the tax liability and the additional tax that was required to be paid by the Contractor. 12. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that in the light of the recent decision that has been taken by the Water Resources Department on 30.09.2022, the claim of the petitioner has to be reconsidered by the respondents as his case squarely fits in the amended provision of clause 2.17.1. 13. It is the further contentions of the counsel for the petitioner that even otherwise the decision not to reimburse would be too harsh a decision on the part of the respondents, for the reason that the Contractor is not at fault in any manner for incurring the additional tax liabil....

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....en more reasonable and fair on the part of the State Government, if they would have issued one common Order for all the Department instead of passing orders Department wise taking into consideration the fact that the issue is of Policy matter rather than an individual dispute of a Contractor. 17. Though the State Counsel tried to justify the impugned order on the ground that the Water Resource Department could not have done anything without a policy decision by the Government and that all the claims of the petitioner have been settled strictly in accordance with the terms of contracts. In the contract that was entered into with the petitioner, there was a specific clause i.e. 2.17.1 wherein the entire liability of payment of tax of any nature was that on the Contractor. Therefore, according to the State Counsel, the decision by the respondents while passing (Annexure P/1) was justified and does not warrant interference. 18. This contention of the State Counsel technically may be correct but testing the impugned order upon the ambit of Article 14 or for that matter taking into consideration the fact that the State Government itself practically when for all the other Department....

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....ยฅโ‚ฌร ยคยร ยคยธร ยคลธร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยชร ยฅโ€šร ยคยฐร ยฅยร ยคยต Taxations ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยฐร ยคยพร ยคยถร ยคยฟ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคโ€”ร ยคยฃร ยคยจร ยคยพ, ร ยคยฆร ยฅโ€กร ยคยฏร ยคโ€ข ร ยคยฐร ยคยพร ยคยถร ยคยฟ ร ยคยชร ยคยฐ ร ยคยคร ยคยคร ยฅยร ยคโ€ขร ยคยพร ยคยฒร ยคยฟร ยคยจ ร ยคยตร ยฅยร ยคยฏร ยคยตร ยคยธร ยฅยร ยคยฅร ยคยพ ร ยคโ€ฆร ยคยจร ยฅยร ยคยธร ยคยพร ยคยฐ VAT Tax ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยฐร ยคยพร ยคยถร ยคยฟ ร ยคโ€ฆร ยคยจร ยฅยร ยคยธร ยคยพร ยคยฐ ร ยคโ€”ร ยคยฃร ยคยจร ยคยพ ร ยคยร ยคยตร ยคโ€š ร ยคโ€ฆร ยคยฌ ร ยคยฆร ยฅโ€กร ยคยฏร ยคโ€ข ร ยคยชร ยคยฐ ร ยคล“ร ยฅโ‚ฌร ยคยร ยคยธร ยคลธร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยฐร ยคยพร ยคยถร ยคยฟ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคโ€”ร ยคยฃร ยคยจร ยคยพ (ร ยคล“ร ยฅโ‚ฌร ยคยร ยคยธร ยคลธร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยญร ยคยพร ยคยฐ ร ยคโ€”ร ยคยฃร ยฅยร ยคยจร ยคยพ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยธร ยคยฎร ยคยฏ ร ยคโ€กร ยคยจร ยคยชร ยฅยร ยคลธ ร ยคลธร ยฅห†ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅยร ยคยธ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅยร ยคยฐร ยฅโ€กร ยคยกร ยคยฟร ยคลธ ร ยคหœร ยคลธร ยคยพร ยคยจร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยพ ร ยคยตร ยคยฟร ยคยถร ยฅโ€กร ยคยท ร ยคยงร ยฅยร ยคยฏร ยคยพร ยคยจ ร ยคยฐร ยคโ€“ร ยคยคร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยนร ยฅยร ยคย) ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฐ ร ยคโ€ฆร ยคโ€šร ยคยคร ยคยฐ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยฐร ยคยพร ยคยถร ยคยฟ ร ยคโ€ฆร ยคยจร ยฅยร ยคยธร ยคยพร ยคยฐ ร ยค....

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....ยร ยคยตร ยคยพร ยคยฐร ยคยพ ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฟร ยคยฏร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคโ€”ร ยคยฏร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยญร ยฅยร ยคโ€”ร ยคยคร ยคยพร ยคยจ ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยพ ร ยคยชร ยฅยร ยคยฐร ยคยฎร ยคยพร ยคยฃ ร ยคยชร ยฅยร ยคยฐร ยคยธร ยฅยร ยคยคร ยฅยร ยคยค ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฐร ยคยจร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยชร ยคยฐ ร ยคโ€ฐร ยคยธร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยชร ยฅยร ยคยฐร ยคยคร ยคยฟร ยคยชร ยฅโ€šร ยคยฐร ยฅยร ยคยคร ยคยฟ ร ยคยชร ยฅโ€šร ยคยฐร ยฅยร ยคยต ร ยคยธร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยฒร ยคยพร ยคโ€”ร ยฅโ€š ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฐร ยฅโ€นร ยคโ€š ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€น ร ยคยธร ยคยฎร ยคยพร ยคยฏร ยฅโ€นร ยคล“ร ยคยฟร ยคยค ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฐร ยคยจร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคโ€ฐร ยคยชร ยคยฐร ยคยพร ยคโ€šร ยคยค ร ยคยจร ยคยฟร ยคยฐร ยฅยร ยคยฎร ยคยพร ยคยฃ ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฐร ยคยพร ยคยจร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยตร ยคยพร ยคยฒร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยร ยคล“ร ยฅโ€กร ยคโ€šร ยคยธร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยฆร ยฅยร ยคยตร ยคยพร ยคยฐร ยคยพ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคล“ร ยคยพร ยคยตร ยฅโ€กร ยคโ€”ร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยฅยค" Document 3 " ร ยคยคร ยคยฆร ยฅยร ยคยชร ยคยถร ยฅยร ยคลกร ยคยพร ยคยค ร ยคยฎร ยคยพร ยคยจร ยคยจร ยฅโ‚ฌร ยคยฏ ร ยคยจร ยฅยร ยคยฏร ยคยพร ยคยฏร ยคยพร ยคยฒร ยคยฏ ร ยคยฆร ยฅยร ยคยตร ยคยพร ยคยฐร ยคยพ ร ยคยฆร ยคยฟร ยคยจร ยคยพร ยคโ€šร ยคโ€ข 25.06.2020 ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€น ร ยคยชร ยคยพร ยคยฐร ยคยฟร ยคยค ร ยคโ€ ร ยคยฆร ยฅโ€กร ยคยถ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยชร ยคยฐร ยคยฟร ....

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....โ€ก ร ยคยธร ยคยพร ยคยฅ ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฟร ยคยฏร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคโ€”ร ยคยฏร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคยธร ยคยญร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคโ€ฆร ยคยจร ยฅยร ยคยฌร ยคโ€šร ยคยงร ยฅโ€น ร ยคยฎร ยฅโ€กร ยคโ€š ร ยคโ€ฆร ยคยจร ยฅยร ยคยฌร ยคโ€šร ยคยง ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคโ€ขร ยคโ€šร ยคยกร ยคยฟร ยคโ€ขร ยคยพ 2.17.1 "All dues regarding taxes including the sales Tax, Octroi duties, etc. levied on the Contractor's work by Government and local bodies or private individuals will be payable by the Contractor. The water Resources Department will grant a certificate for the quantities actually used on the work but will not entertain any claim on this account" ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคโ€ฆร ยคยจร ยฅยร ยคยธร ยคยพร ยคยฐ (ร ยคยชร ยคยฐร ยคยฟร ยคยถร ยคยฟร ยคยทร ยฅยร ยคลธ-ร ยคยธ) ร ยคย ร ยฅโ€กร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€กร ยคยฆร ยคยพร ยคยฐ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€น ร ยคยธร ยคยญร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยชร ยฅยร ยคยฐร ยคโ€ขร ยคยพร ยคยฐ ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€ก ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฐร ยฅโ€นร ยคโ€š ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยพ ร ยคยญร ยฅยร ยคโ€”ร ยคยคร ยคยพร ยคยจ ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฐร ยคยจร ยคยพ ร ยคยนร ยฅห†, ร ยคล“ร ยคยฟร ยคยธ ร ยคยชร ยคยฐ ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยฟร ยคยธร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยญร ยฅโ‚ฌ ร ยคยคร ยคยฐร ยคยน ร ยคโ€ขร ยคยพ ร ยคยฆร ยคยพร ยคยตร ยคยพ ร ยคยตร ยคยฟร ยคยญร ยคยพร ยคโ€” ร ยคโ€ขร ยฅโ€น ร ยคยฎร ยคยพร ยคยจร ยฅยร ยคยฏ....