Goods and Services Tax

Appeal to Supreme Court.
Section 118
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
118. Appeal to Supreme Court.-
(1) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court-
(a) from any order passed by the National Bench or Regional Benches of the Appellate Tribunal; or
(b) from any judgment or order passed by the High Court in an appeal made under section 117 in any case which, on its own motion or on an application made by or on behalf of the party aggrieved,

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Appeal to High Court.
Section 117
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
117. Appeal to High Court.-
(1) Any person aggrieved by any order passed by the State Bench or Area Benches of the Appellate Tribunal may file an appeal to the High Court and the High Court may admit such appeal, if it is satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law.
(2) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be filed within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date on which the order appealed against is received by the aggrieved person and it shall be in such form, verified in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that the High Court may entertain an appeal after the expiry of th

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so formulated and deliver such judgment thereon containing the grounds on which such decision is founded and may award such cost as it deems fit.
(5) The High Court may determine any issue which-
(a) has not been determined by the State Bench or Area Benches; or
(b) has been wrongly determined by the State Bench or Area Benches, by reason of a decision on such question of law as herein referred to in sub-section (3).
(6) Where an appeal has been filed before the High Court, it shall be heard by a Bench of not less than two Judges of the High Court, and shall be decided in accordance with the opinion of such Judges or of the majority, if any, of such Judges.
(7) Where there is no such majority, the Judges shall state the point of law u

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Appearance by authorised representative.
Section 116
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
116. Appearance by authorised representative.-
(1) Any person who is entitled or required to appear before an officer appointed under this Act, or the Appellate Authority or the Appellate Tribunal in connection with any proceedings under this Act, may, otherwise than when required under this Act to appear personally for examination on oath or affirmation, subject to the other provisions of this section, appear by an authorised representative.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the expression “authorised representative” shall mean a person authorised by the person referred to in sub-section (1) to ap

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for a period of one year from the date of his retirement or resignation; or
(e) any person who has been authorised to act as a goods and services tax practitioner on behalf of the concerned registered person.
(3) No person,-
(a) who has been dismissed or removed from Government service; or
(b) who is convicted of an offence connected with any proceedings under this Act, the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act or the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, or under the existing law or under any of the Acts passed by a State Legislature dealing with the imposition of taxes on sale of goods or supply of goods or services or both; or
(c) who is found guilty of misconduct by the prescribed aut

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Interest on refund of amount paid for admission of appeal.
Section 115
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
115. Interest on refund of amount paid for admission of appeal.-
Where an amount paid by the appellant under sub-section (6) of section 107 or sub-section (8) of section 112 is required to be refunded consequent to any order of the Appellate Authority or of the Appellate Tribunal, interest at the rate specified under section 56 shall b

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Financial and administrative powers of State President.
Section 114
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
114. Financial and administrative powers of State President.-
The State President shall exercise such financial and administrative powers over the State Bench and Area Benches of the Appellate Tribunal in a State, as may be prescribed:
Provided that the State President shall have the authority to delegate such of his financial and admini

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Orders of Appellate Tribunal.
Section 113
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
113. Orders of Appellate Tribunal.-
(1) The Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit, confirming, modifying or annulling the decision or order appealed against or may refer the case back to the Appellate Authority, or the Revisional Authority or to the original adjudicating authority, with such directions as it may think fit, for a fresh adjudication or decision after taking additional evidence, if necessary.
(2) The Appellate Tribunal may, if sufficient cause is shown, at any stage of hearing of an appeal, grant ti

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ty of the other party, shall be made under this sub-section, unless the party has been given an opportunity of being heard.
(4) The Appellate Tribunal shall, as far as possible, hear and decide every appeal within a period of one year from the date on which it is filed.
(5) The Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order passed under this section to the Appellate Authority or the Revisional Authority, or the original adjudicating authority, as the case may be, the appellant and the Commissioner or the jurisdictional Commissioner of central tax.
(6) Save as provided in section 117 or section 118, orders passed by the Appellate Tribunal on an appeal shall be final and binding on the parties.
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Appeals to Appellate Tribunal.
Section 112
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
112. Appeals to Appellate Tribunal.-
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order passed against him under section 107 or section 108 of this Act or the Central Goods and Services Tax Act may appeal to the Appellate Tribunal against such order within three months from the date on which the order sought to be appealed against is communicated to the person preferring the appeal.
(2) The Appellate Tribunal may, in its discretion, refuse to admit any such appeal where the tax or input tax credit involved or the difference in tax or input tax credit involved or the amount of fine, fee or penalty determined by such order

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ed officer makes an application to the Appellate Tribunal, such application shall be dealt with by the Appellate Tribunal as if it were an appeal made against the order under sub-section (11) of section 107 or under sub-section (1) of section 108 and the provisions of this Act shall apply to such application, as they apply in relation to appeals filed under sub-section (1).
(5) On receipt of notice that an appeal has been preferred under this section, the party against whom the appeal has been preferred may, notwithstanding that he may not have appealed against such order or any part thereof, file, within forty five days of the receipt of notice, a memorandum of cross-objections, verified in the prescribed manner, against any part of the o

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ppellant has paid-
(a) in full, such part of the amount of tax, interest, fine, fee and penalty arising from the impugned order, as is admitted by him, and
(b) a sum equal to twenty per cent. of the remaining amount of tax in dispute, in addition to the amount paid under sub-section (6) of the section 107, arising from the said order, in relation to which the appeal has been filed.
(9) Where the appellant has paid the amount as per sub-section (8), the recovery proceedings for the balance amount shall be deemed to be stayed till the disposal of the appeal.
(10) Every application made before the Appellate Tribunal, –
(a) in an appeal for rectification of error or for any other purpose; or
(b) for restoration of an appeal or an applicat

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Procedure before Appellate Tribunal.
Section 111
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
111. Procedure before Appellate Tribunal.-
(1) The Appellate Tribunal shall not, while disposing of any proceedings before it or an appeal before it, be bound by the procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, (5 of 1908.) but shall be guided by the principles of natural justice and subject to the other provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, the Appellate Tribunal shall have power to regulate its own procedure.
(2) The Appellate Tribunal shall, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of

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y other matter which may be prescribed.
(3) Any order made by the Appellate Tribunal may be enforced by it in the same manner as if it were a decree made by a court in a suit pending therein, and it shall be lawful for the Appellate Tribunal to send for execution of its orders to the court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction,-
(a) in the case of an order against a company, the registered office of the company is situated; or
(b) in the case of an order against any other person, the person concerned voluntarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain.
(4) All proceedings before the Appellate Tribunal shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193 and 228, and for the purposes o

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President and Members of Appellate Tribunal, their qualification, appointment, conditions of service, etc.
Section 110
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
110. President and Members of Appellate Tribunal, their qualification, appointment, conditions of service, etc.-
The qualifications, appointment, salary and allowances, terms of office, resignation and removal of the President and Members of the State Bench and Area Benches shall be in acc

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Appellate Tribunal and Benches thereof.
Section 109
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
109. Appellate Tribunal and Benches thereof.-
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the Goods and Services Tax Tribunal constituted under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act shall be the Appellate Tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders passed by the Appellate Authority or the Revisional Authority under this Act.
(2) The constitution

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Powers of Revisional Authority.
Section 108
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
108. Powers of Revisional Authority.-
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 121 and any rules made thereunder, the Revisional Authority may, on his own motion, or upon information received by him or on request from the Commissioner of central tax, call for and examine the record of any proceedings, and if he considers that any decision or order passed under this Act or under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act by any officer subordinate to him is erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interest of revenue and is illegal or improper or has not taken into account certain material facts, whether

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7 has not yet expired or more than three years have expired after the passing of the decision or order sought to be revised; or
(c) the order has already been taken for revision under this section at an earlier stage; or
(d) the order has been passed in exercise of the powers under sub-section (1):
Provided that the Revisional Authority may pass an order under sub-section (1) on any point which has not been raised and decided in an appeal referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2), before the expiry of a period of one year from the date of the order in such appeal or before the expiry of a period of three years referred to in clause (b) of that sub-section, whichever is later.
(3) Every order passed in revision under sub-section (1)

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Appeals to Appellate Authority.
Section 107
GST – States
APPEALS AND REVISION
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
CHAPTER XVIII
Appeals and Revision
107. Appeals to Appellate Authority.-
(1) Any person aggrieved by any decision or order passed under this Act or the Central Goods and Services Tax Act by an adjudicating authority may appeal to such Appellate Authority as may be prescribed within three months from the date on which the said decision or order is communicated to such person.
(2) The Commissioner may, on his own motion, or upon request from the Commissioner of central tax, call for and examine the record of any proceeding in which an adjudicating authority has passed any decision or order under this Act or the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety of the said decision or order and may, by order, direct any officer subordinate to him to apply to the Appellate Authority within six mont

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bed.
(6) No appeal shall be filed under sub-section
(1), unless the appellant has paid –
(a) in full, such part of the amount of tax, interest, fine, fee and penalty arising from the impugned order, as is admitted by him; and
(b) a sum equal to ten per cent. of the remaining amount of tax in dispute arising from the said order, in relation to which the appeal has been filed.
(7) Where the appellant has paid the amount under sub-section (6), the recovery proceedings for the balance amount shall be deemed to be stayed.
(8) The Appellate Authority shall give an opportunity to the appellant of being heard.
(9) The Appellate Authority may, if sufficient cause is shown at any stage of hearing of an appeal, grant time to the parties or any of them and adjourn the hearing of the appeal for reasons to be recorded in writing:
Provided that no such adjournment shall be granted more than three times to a party during hearing of the appeal.
(10) The Appellate Authority may, at the time

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tax credit has been wrongly availed or utilised, no order requiring the appellant to pay such tax or input tax credit shall be passed unless the appellant is given notice to show cause against the proposed order and the order is passed within the time limit specified under section 73 or section 74.
(12) The order of the Appellate Authority disposing of the appeal shall be in writing and shall state the points for determination, the decision thereon and the reasons for such decision.
(13) The Appellate Authority shall, where it is possible to do so, hear and decide every appeal within a period of one year from the date on which it is filed:
Provided that where the issuance of order is stayed by an order of a court or Tribunal, the period of such stay shall be excluded in computing the period of one year.
(14) On disposal of the appeal, the Appellate Authority shall communicate the order passed by it to the appellant, respondent and to the adjudicating authority.
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Procedure of Authority and Appellate Authority.
Section 106
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
106. Procedure of Authority and Appellate Authority.-

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Powers of Authority and Appellate Authority.
Section 105
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
105. Powers of Authority and Appellate Authority.-
(1) The Authority or the Appellate Authority shall, for the purpose of exercising its powers regarding-
(a) discovery and inspection;
(b) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
(c) issuing commissions and compelling production of books of account and other records,
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Advance ruling to be void in certain circumstances.
Section 104
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
104. Advance ruling to be void in certain circumstances.-
(1) Where the Authority or the Appellate Authority finds that advance ruling pronounced by it under sub-section (4) of section 98 or under sub-section (1) of section 101 has been obtained by the applicant or the appellant by fraud or suppression of material facts or misrepresentation of fac

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Applicability of advance ruling.
Section 103
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
103. Applicability of advance ruling.-
(1) The advance ruling pronounced by the Authority or the Appellate Authority under this Chapter shall be binding only-
(a) on the applicant who had sought it in respect of any matter referred to in sub-section (2) of section 97 for advance ruling;
(b) on the concerned officer or the jurisdictional officer in respect of the ap

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Rectification of advance ruling.
Section 102
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
102. Rectification of advance ruling.-
The Authority or the Appellate Authority may amend any order passed by it under section 98 or section 101, so as to rectify any error apparent on the face of the record, if such error is noticed by the Authority or the Appellate Authority on its own accord, or is brought to its notice by the concerned officer, the jurisdictional

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Orders of Appellate Authority.
Section 101
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
101. Orders of Appellate Authority.-
(1) The Appellate Authority may, after giving the parties to the appeal or reference an opportunity of being heard, pass such order as it thinks fit, confirming or modifying the ruling appealed against or referred to.
(2) The order referred to in sub-section (1) shall be passed within a period of ninety days from the date of filing

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Appeal to the Appellate Authority.
Section 100
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
100. Appeal to the Appellate Authority.-
(1) The concerned officer, the jurisdictional officer or an applicant aggrieved by any advance ruling pronounced under sub-section (4) of section 98, may appeal to the Appellate Authority.
(2) Every appeal under this section shall be filed within a period of thirty days from the date on which the ruling sought to be appeal

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Procedure on receipt of application.
Section 98
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
98. Procedure on receipt of application.-
(1) On receipt of an application, the Authority shall cause a copy thereof to be forwarded to the concerned officer and, if necessary, call upon him to furnish the relevant records:
Provided that where any records have been called for by the Authority in any case, such records shall, as soon as possible, be returned to the said concerned officer.
(2) The Authority may, after examining the application and the records called for and after hearing the applicant or his authorised representative and the concerned officer or his authorised representative, by order, eithe

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aterial as may be placed before it by the applicant or obtained by the Authority and after providing an opportunity of being heard to the applicant or his authorised representative as well as to the concerned officer or his authorised representative, pronounce its advance ruling on the question specified in the application.
(5) Where the members of the Authority differ on any question on which the advance ruling is sought, they shall state the point or points on which they differ and make a reference to the Appellate Authority for hearing and decision on such question.
(6) The Authority shall pronounce its advance ruling in writing within ninety days from the date of receipt of application.
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Application for advance ruling.
Section 97
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
97. Application for advance ruling.-
(1) An applicant desirous of obtaining an advance ruling under this Chapter may make an application in such form and manner and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed, stating the question on which the advance ruling is sought.
(2) The question on which the advance ruling is sought under this Act, shall be in respect of,-
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Definitions.
Section 95
GST – States
ADVANCE RULING
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
CHAPTER XVII
Advance Ruling
95. Definitions.- In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) “advance ruling” means a decision provided by the Authority or the Appellate Authority to an applicant on matters or on questions specified in sub-section (2) of section 97 or sub-section (1) of section 100, in relation to the supply of goods or services or both being undertaken or

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Liability in other cases.
Section 94
GST – States
LIABILITY TO PAY IN CERTAIN CASES
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
94. Liability in other cases.-
(1) Where a taxable person is a firm or an association of persons or a Hindu Undivided Family and such firm, association or family has discontinued business-
(a) the tax, interest or penalty payable under this Act by such firm, association or family upto the date of such discontinuance may be determined as if no such discontinuance had taken place; and
(b) every person who, at the time of such discontinuance, was a partner of such firm, or a member of such association or family, shall, notwithstanding such discontinuance, jointly and severally, be liable for the payment

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efore its reconstitution.
(3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall, so far as may be, apply where the taxable person, being a firm or association of persons is dissolved or where the taxable person, being a Hindu Undivided Family, has effected partition with respect to the business carried on by it and accordingly references in that sub-section to discontinuance shall be construed as reference to dissolution or to partition.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this Chapter,-
(i) a “Limited Liability Partnership” formed and registered under the provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009.) shall also be considered as a firm;
(ii) “court” means the District Court, High Court or Supreme Court.
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Special provisions regarding liability to pay tax, interest or penalty in certain cases
Section 93
GST – States
LIABILITY TO PAY IN CERTAIN CASES
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
93. Special provisions regarding liability to pay tax, interest or penalty in certain cases.-
(1) Save as otherwise provided in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, (31 of 2016.) where a person, liable to pay tax, interest or penalty under this Act, dies, then-
(a) if a business carried on by the person is continued after his death by his legal representative or any other person, such legal representative or other person, shall be liable to pay tax, interest or penalty due from such person under this Act; and
(b) if the business carr

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st the various members or groups of members, then, each member or group of members shall, jointly and severally, be liable to pay the tax, interest or penalty due from the taxable person under this Act upto the time of the partition whether such tax, penalty or interest has been determined before partition but has remained unpaid or is determined after the partition.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, (31 of 2016.) where a taxable person, liable to pay tax, interest or penalty under this Act, is a firm, and the firm is dissolved, then, every person who was a partner shall, jointly and severally, be liable to pay the tax, interest or penalty due from the firm under this Act upto the time of dissoluti

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Liability of court of wards, etc.
Section 92
GST – States
LIABILITY TO PAY IN CERTAIN CASES
Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
92. Liability of court of wards, etc.-
Where the estate or any portion of the estate of a taxable person owning a business in respect of which any tax, interest or penalty is payable under this Act is under the control of the Court of Wards, the Administrator General, the Official Trustee or any receiver or manager (including any person, whatever be

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