Impugned order quashed on time-bar for input tax credit under Section 16(4); entitlement retained per Section 16(5)

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....HC quashed the impugned order insofar as it adjudicated the petitioners' claim for input tax credit as time-barred under Section 16(4) of the CGST Act, 2017, while recognizing entitlement where claims fall within the temporal window prescribed by Section 16(5). The respondent department is restrained from initiating or pursuing any proceedings against the petitioner premised solely on the limitation issue addressed by the order. The court directed the respondent to take immediate steps to de-freeze the petitioners' bank accounts affected by the impugned order. The writ petition is allowed, with the relief confined to the limitation question and ancillary de-freezing relief.....