Andhra Pradesh High Court - Amravati
Shriji Associates vs Assistant Commissioner, on 18 September, 2020
Author: J. Uma Devi
Bench: J. Uma Devi
é | IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE J. UMA DEVI WRIT PETITION NO: 8768 OF 2020 Between: M/s. Shriji Associates, rep. by its Managing Partner, Mr. Sudhir Oza, 9-16-17, CBM Compound, Visakhapatnam-530 003. ...Petitioner AND 1. Assistant Commissioner, China Waltair Circle, Visakhapatnam. 2. Union of India, rep. by Secretary to Government, Finance Department, NewDelblhi. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction declaring that the proviso to Section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 inserted by Section 100 of Finance (No.2) Act, 2019 applies retrospectively from 01.07.2017 and consequently set aside the demand notice dated 27.02.2019 (mistakenly mentioned as 2019) for the months from April, 2018 to March, 2019 issued by the 1% Respondent demanding interest under the pre-amended Section 50 of the CGST Act declare that the summary levy and demand of interest under Section 50 of the CGST Act which is not preceded by an adjudication as per Section 73 of the CGST Act determining the principal amount payable is illegal and co the scheme of the CGST Act, 2017 and principles of natural justice and (c) alternatively, declare that Section 50(1) of the CGST Act, in so far as it seeks to levy interest on the gross tax liability without duly reducing the input tax credit available to the registered person under the CGST Act as being illegal, confiscatory and contrary to the fundamentals of the levy of interest, a colourable exercise to levy penalty in the guise of interest and strike down Section 50(1) to such extent as being unconstitutional. IA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings, pursuant to the impugned notice dated 27.02.2019 (mistakenly mentioned as 2019) issued by the 1%* Respondent for the months from April, 2018 to March, 2019, pending disposal of WP 8768 of 2020, on the file of the High Court. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and the order of the High Court dated 16-07-2020 & 13.08.2020 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri S Dwarakanath Advocate for the Petitioner and of, GP for Commercial Tax for the Respondent No.1, and the Court made the following. ORDER:
[Proceedings taken up through Video Conferencing] Sri Sekhar, learned Government Pleader for Commercial Taxes requests for granting two weeks time for filing counter. The prayer is allowed.
List this matter after three weeks so that if the counter affidavit is filed within two weeks, learned counsel for the petitioner may consume one week for examining the same and for filing reply, if any. List this matter on 09.10.2020 side by side of W.P.No.8734 of 2020. Interim order granted earlier shall stand extended till the next date. gg/- R. KARTHIKEYAN 'ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITTRUE COPY!I/ _ . So For assistat ecrrar To,
1. One CC to Sri. S Dwarakanath Advocate [OPUC]
2. Two CCs to GP For Commercial Tax, High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
3. Two spare copy.
SRL HIGH COURT RKJ & JUDJ DATED:18-09-2020 NOTE: LIST THIS MATER ON 09.10.2020 SIDE BY SIDE OF W.P.NO.8734 OF 2020 ORDER WP.No.8768 of 2020 INTERIM ORDER EXTENDED