Administrative order and demand notice set aside as Finance (No.2) Act 2024 retrospectively enables ITC under amended Sec.16 CGST

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....The HC allowed the petition and set aside the impugned administrative order dated 25-12-2023 and the Demand-cum-Show Cause Notice dated 05-12-2022, holding that amendments effected by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2024-given retrospective effect from 01-07-2017-have rendered proceedings against the petitioner redundant. The court applied amended Section 16 of the CGST Act, 2017 (including newly incorporated sub-sec. (5)), observing that notwithstanding sec. 16(4), a registered person may avail Input Tax Credit for invoices/debit notes pertaining to FY 2017-18 through 2020-21 by filing any return under sec. 39 up to 30 Nov 2021. Petition disposed.....