Interest on delayed GST refunds may be scrutinised without Chartered Accountant certification where only refunded principal interest is claimed.

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....For claims seeking only interest on GST refunds already sanctioned and disbursed, Rule 89(2)(m) CGST Rules certification was stated to be unnecessary because interest cannot be passed on to an end consumer. The Proper Officer was directed to examine the refund particulars and decide the interest claims under law without insisting on certification that the incidence had not been passed to another person. The petitions were disposed of with directions to complete scrutiny and determine the claimed interest within the stipulated period.....