HC directs the assessee to pay tax for pre-registration period in DRC-03 considering technical limitation in portal


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The Kerala High Court has ruled that a company must pay tax for the period before its GST registration was finalised, using the DRC-03 form. This decision was made because technical issues with the GST portal prevented the company from filing returns for that period. The court's directive aims to resolve the issue while ensuring that the company's customers are not denied Input Tax Credit (ITC).

Court :
Kerala High Court

Brief :
In M/s.Joseph Tea Company ltd. v. State Tax Officer [WP(C)No. 17235 of 2020 decided on June 17, 2021] M/s. Joseph Tea Company ltd. ('the Appellant') is a registered dealer under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act ('the Kerala VAT Act'), had migrated from the Goods and Services ('GST') regime and applied for registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ('the CGST Act').

Citation :
WP(C)No. 17235 of 2020 decided on June 17, 2021

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Bimal Jain
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