Proof of actual GST payment required before reimbursement claim can be examined under a government contract.

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....Entitlement to reimbursement of differential GST under a government contract was not decided on merits. The Court accepted the respondents' position that a mere assertion of tax payment was insufficient and that supporting documents evidencing actual payment or deposit of GST were required. It directed the petitioner to furnish proof of GST payment and ordered the respondents to examine the reimbursement claim and pass a reasoned decision in accordance with law within the stipulated time. No final adjudication was made on the substantive right to reimbursement.....