It Is The Bonafide Mistake Of Taxpayer Paying To Railways Instead Of GST Department: Bombay High Court
Live LawThe Bombay High Court has held that the taxpayer has made a mistake and instead of paying the Government of India through the CGST authorities and the State of Maharashtra through the SGST authorities, the entire amount was paid to the Government of India through Indian Railways. Petitioner addressed communications dated February 3rd, 2022 and February 23rd, 2022 to the office of respondent seeking intervention on getting the issue of GST payment resolved for the last five years. The petitioner realised that though he was paying 18% GST to the railways, that amount was not being paid by the railways to the concerned authorities, i.e., 9% to the Central Government and 9% to the State Government. "As and when the railway deposits the amount, and we have already observed that it will be done within two weeks from today, the CGST and SGST authorities will give an input tax credit to Petitioner," the court said.