Goods and Service TaxArticle·19 August 2026
Mad HC Tax Payment under wrong head cannot be taxed again
By J the App
Executive Summary
The Court held that where the taxpayer had discharged the entire tax liability, albeit inadvertently under the IGST head instead of CGST and SGST, the taxpayer could not be compelled to pay the tax again and pursue a refund. Section 19 of the IGST Act and Rule 89(1A) did not govern such a mere wrong-head payment.
Domain | Indirect Tax | GST
Background
For September 2021, the petitioner in...
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