2018 (9) TMI 685 – MADRAS HIGH COURT – TMI – Unable to upload Form GST TRAN-1 – input tax credit – migration to GST regime – Held that:- It was brought to the notice of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) and Customs that about difficulties faced by section of tax payers owing to technical glitches on the GST and representations were given by the petitioners. Therefore, CBIC is setting up a Grievance Redressal Mechanism vide Circular No.39/13/2018- GST dated 03.04.2018.
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The procedure of appointment of Nodal Officers and identification of issues is to be done in the manner provided in Paragraph 5 of the Circular. Unless the Nodal Officers are appointed, jurisdictional officer of the Assessee, namely Assessing Officer would not be in a position to forward the representations/applications filed by the Assessee pointing out the glitches they are facing while availing the credit during the transition process.
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The respective Commissioner of GST and Central excise are dire
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thin the time stipulated. 3. The petitioners would state that they were unable to upload Form GST TRAN-1 within the time stipulated on account of some error. Therefore, the petitioners seek for appropriate direction in this regard. 4. Similar prayers were made before the High Courts of Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Kerala. The High Court of Chhattisgarh, in W.P(T) No.68 of 2018 by order dated 14.5.2018, issued appropriate directions. The operative portion of the said order reads as follows: 7. After going through the aforesaid circular and the scheme of the circular, I am convinced that complete procedure has been prescribed for redressal of grievance which the petitioner has raised in this writ petition, particularly of nonuploading of FORM TRAN-I due to technical glitches. Apart from this State Government – Commissioner, Central Excise/GST has issued order dated 5.4.2018 in which Nodal Officers have already been appointed by the State Government. In view of the above, the petitioner is dir
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High Court is concerned, in W.P.No.17348 of 2018 by order dated 14.6.2018, the following direction has been issued: Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case as also the orders passed in similar matters, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition permitting the petitioner to prefer an application before the additional sixth respondent, the Nodal Officer appointed to resolve issues in the nature of one raised by the petitioner. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say that if the petitioner prefers an application within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, same shall be considered and appropriate decision shall be taken by the additional sixth respondent within a week thereafter. Needless also to say that if it is found that the petitioner could not upload FORM GST TRAN-1 for reasons not attributable to him, appropriate action shall be taken to enable him to take credit of the input tax available to him at the time of migration. 7. The le
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f electronic audit trail. It has been decided that all such taxpayers, who tried but were not able to complete TRAN-1 procedure (original or revised of filing them on or before 27.12.2017 due to IT glitch, shall be provided the facility to complete TRAN-1 filing. It is clarified that the last date for filing of TRAN-1 is not being extended in general and only these identified taxpayers shall be allowed to complete the process of filing TRAN-1. 8.2. The Taxpayers shall not be allowed to amend the amount of credit in TRAN-1 during this process vis-a-vis the amount of credit which was recorded by the taxpayer in the TRAN-1, which could not be filed. If needed, GSTN May request field formations for Centre and State to collect additional document/data etc., or verify the same to identify taxpayers who should be allowed this procedure. 8.3. GSTN shall communicate directly with the taxpayers in this regard and submit a final report to GIC about the number of TRAN-1s filed and submitted throug
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d circular. Unless the Nodal Officers are appointed, the Jurisdictional officer of the Assessee, namely Assessing Officer would not be in a position to forward the representations/applications filed by the assessees pointing out the glitches they are facing while availing the credit during the transition process. 11. The learned Government Advocate submits that the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Government of Tamil Nadu vide, proceedings dated 18.5.2018, nominated Mr.S.Ramasamy, Joint Commissioner (CS) as the State Level Nodal Officer to address the problems faced by the tax payers due to IT glitches, if any, in the GST portal. The Senior Standing Council appearing for GSTN and Commissioner of GST and Center Excise (Outer) has also informed that already a Nodal officer had been appointed by GSTN and Commissioner of GST and Central excise (Outer). 12.Thus, writ petitions stand disposed of with the following directions: (i) The respective Commissioner of GST an
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