Wrong claim and rectification of Input Tax Credit in GSTR filings; rectification via GSTR-9C negates recovery notices.

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....Wrong entries in GSTR-3B concerning Input Tax Credit were rectified through filing of GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C, and the rectification mechanism negated any short payment or excess-claim consequence; therefore issuance of recovery notices was unjustified where GSTR-9C was filed. Misclassification of IGST as CGST/SGST did not cause revenue loss because the excess ITC remained available to government and was not actually availed to discharge CGST/SGST liabilities. The impugned recovery action based on alleged excess ITC claim is unsustainable in law and liable to be quashed.....