GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) available to the earlier management will not be available to the current management – M/s ESL Steel Ltd. Vs. Principal Commissioner, Central Goods & Services Tax & Central Excise – Jharkhand High Court

In this landmark decision, Hon’ble Division Bench of the High Court of Jharkhand held that on the one hand; the Additional Commissioner has illegally and arbitrarily confirmed the demand of Rs.6,02,34,616/- u/s 74(9) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 and imposed interest and penalty, on the ground of irregular availment of transitional credit during the period 2017-18, which includes the transitional credit of Rs.5,10,21,204/- claimed by the Corporate Debtor for the period prior to 17.04.2018 and balance amount of Rs.92,13,412/- has been claimed by the Corporate Debtor as Transitional credit by filing new TRAN-1; but at the same time the Corporate Debtor can also not take advantage of the ITC of the earlier period i.e., any dues prior to 17.04.2018; the date on which the NCLT has approved the resolution plan of the Corporate Debtor.

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