TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2024 (8) TMI 1309
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.... 4th respondent in the present Writ Petition. The works conducted in this regard during the period 01.04.2021 to 31.11.2022 became the subject matter of assessment which is disputed by the petitioner. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner was liable to pay CGST @ 6% and SGST @ 6% for the works executed by the petitioner for the 4th respondent for the period 01.04.2021 to 01.01.2022 and @ 9% CGST and 9% SGST for the works executed from 01.01.2022 onwards. The petitioner contends that tax was collected @ 12% for the period 01.04.2021 to 01.01.2022 and paid to the GST department. For the period 01.01.2022 till 30.11.2022, the 4th respondent only remitted 12% as CGST and the same had been passed on to the petitioner by the ....
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....eant predominantly for use other than for commerce, industry or any other business or profession; (b) a structure meant predominantly for use as (i) an educational, (ii) clinical, or (iii) an art or cultural establishment; or (c) a residential complex predominantly meant for self-use or the use of their employees or other persons specified in paragraph 3 of Schedule III of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. 6 - 4. The 1st respondent, while assessing GST, for the period 01.01.2022 to 30.11.2022, had assessed tax payable between 01.04.2021 to 01.01.2022 @ 18%. The 1st respondent took this view on the ground that the concessional rate of 12% can be paid only in relation to works ....
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....part) and CR-7 (part) at YSRJMIH, Kopparthy, Kadapa District Work-4: Construction of internal roads MR-9 at YSRJMIH, Kopparthy, YSR District. 10. Before any further consideration of these works, it is necessary to mention that the abbreviations 'YSR EMC' would mean YSR Electronic Manufacturing Cluster, the abbreviation 'IP, MSME' would be Industrial Park, MSME and the abbreviation 'YSR JMIH' would mean YSR Jagannana Mega Industrial Hub. 11. The works undertaken by the petitioner, as described above, are works taken up to create infrastructure in the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster and the Mega Industrial Hub at the locations mentioned above. The purpose of these constructions is to create infrastructure for assisting the ent....
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..... 14. In the circumstances, it must be held that none of the three conditions would be applicable and the 1st respondent has not committed any error in assessing the tax payable by the petitioner @ 18% for the period 01.04.2021 to 01.01.2022. 15. Though the petitioner is primarily liable to pay the aforesaid tax, the arrangement between the petitioner and the 4th respondent is that the 4th respondent would pay the tax due to the petitioner who would then pass it on to the GST Department. The letter dated 22.05.2023 reflects this arrangement. Further, there is no contention in the counter affidavit of the 4th respondent that it is not liable to pay such tax. In any event, the fact that the 4th respondent had paid 12% tax for the period....