Writ allows refund or electronic cash ledger credit after seizure quashed; petitioner entitled to restitution or tax-credit relief

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....Writ petition challenging seizure of goods and imposition of tax and penalty is allowed. The HC quashed the impugned order and, relying on this Court's prior decision and applicable CBIC guidance, directed the respondent to either refund amounts paid by the petitioner or permit adjustment by crediting the petitioner's electronic cash ledger for future tax liability; the order has not been appealed and the issue has attained finality. Consequently, the petitioner is entitled to restitution or tax-credit relief as directed, and the writ issues accordingly.....