TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2023 (8) TMI 1037
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....nganayaki Special Government Pleader ORDER Mrs. E. Ranganayaki, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. The petitioner, a wholesale dealer in stainless steel items appears to have purchased steel products from M/s.Kiran Distributors and resorted to have passed on ineligible Input Tax Credit to numerous tax payers including the petitioner. 3. Therefore, ....
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....f the petitioner is that blocking of the Input Tax Credit is incorrect as the petitioner is being denied the utilization of input tax credit availed on the purchases made from various buyers for discharging tax liability. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Rajnandini Metal Limited Vs. Union of India, [2022] 140 tax....
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....r rule 86A of the CGST Act, 2017 which would show independent application of mind that can constitute reasons to believe which is sine qua non for exercising power under rule 86A of the CGST Rules. It is trite law that a speaking order has to be self sustainable and respondents at this stage cannot be allowed to justify the same by adding reasons to it by filing additional affidavits. From the rea....
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....of the present case as the intimation issued to the petitioner categorically states that the Office of the respondents has received report that the trader/supplier namely M/s.Kiran Distributors was non-existing entity and had not conducted any business activity at the address for which, registration was obtained and found to have passed on ineligible input tax credit to numerous tax payers. 10. C....