HC directed GST Authority to decide Refund Application of Medical Bureau within six weeks

Last updated: 10 August 2021

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The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of GST to decide on the Medical Bureau's refund application within six weeks. The Bureau sought a refund of over £1.35 million in unutilised input tax credit from October 2017 to July 2018, arising from zero-rated export supplies. The court intervened as the refund applications had not been processed.

Court :
Delhi High Court

Brief :
The Hon'ble High Court of Delhi on finding that the relevant refund applications had not yet been disposed of, directed the original Adjudicating Authority to decide the above matter within a period of six weeks in accordance with the law.

Citation :
W.P.(C) 7475/2021 & CM APPL. 23486/2021 decided on August 2, 2021

In Medical Bureau v. Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax, Delhi North and Anr [W.P.(C) 7475/2021 & CM APPL. 23486/2021 decided on August 2, 2021], Medical Bureau ('the Petitioner') filed a writ petition seeking directions to the Commissioner of Goods and Services Tax ('the Respondent') to refund to the former, an amount of Rs. 1,35,30,255/- lying as unutilized input tax credit during the period spanning October 2017 to July 2018, along with interest.

The Petitioner contended that the present claims arose out of the failure of the Respondent to issue refund due to the Petitioner, owing to the exports made by the Petitioner, which qualified as ‘Zero-rated supplies', the refund of which was covered under Section 16 (3) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ('IGST Act') read with Section 54 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ('CGST Act').

The Hon'ble High Court of Delhi on finding that the relevant refund applications had not yet been disposed of, directed the original Adjudicating Authority to decide the above matter within a period of six weeks in accordance with the law.