Victory Engineering Company v. The Assistant Commissioner(St)(Fac)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 12.03.2026 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN and W.M.P.Nos.9998 and 10000 of 2026 Victory Engineering Company, Represented by its Partner G.Chandrasekaran ... Petitioner Vs.
The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC), Kundrathur Assessment Circle, 4/109, 1st Floor, Bangalore-Chennai Highway, Varadharajapuram, Nazarathpet, Chennai - 600 123.
... Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records relating to the Impugned Order in FORM GST DRC-07 bearing Reference Number ZD330424189857V dated 24.04.2024, passed by the Respondent herein, to quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.G.Shivakumar For Respondent : Mrs.P.Selvi Government Advocate 1/5
ORDER
Mrs.P.Selvi, learned Government Advocate takes notice for the Respondent.
2. This Writ Petition is being disposed of at the time of admission with the consent of the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Government Advocate for the Respondent.
3. The Petitioner is before this Court against the impugned Order bearing Reference No.ZD330424189857V in FORM GST DRC-07 dated 24.04.2024 whereby the proposal in Show Cause Notice dated 02.05.2023 issued for the Tax Period April 2018-March 2019 has been confirmed. In absence of a reply to the Show Cause Notice, the demand has been confirmed on account of belated availing of Input Tax Credit under Section 16(4) of the respective GST Enactments which now stands condoned by virtue of insertion of Section 16(5) and Section 16(6) to the respective GST Enactments inserted by Finance (No.2) Act, 2024 (15 of 2024) dated 16.08.2024 with effect from 27.09.2024 vide SO 4253(E) with retrospective effect from 01.07.2017. By virtue of statutory intervention, the credit that was availed belatedly has been cured subject to certain condition. 2/5
4. Even if the Petitioner has not complied with the above condition i.e., filing of reply to the Show Cause Notice, the Petitioner is entitled to avail Input Tax Credit subject to the Petitioner filing requisite documents to establish that the Petitioner had indeed received interest on which Input Tax Credit was availed belatedly.
5. Considering the same, this case is remitted back to the Respondent to pass a fresh order on merits and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the Petitioner complying the above stipulation, the attachment of the bank account of the Petitioner shall also stand automatically vacated.
6. This Writ Petition stands disposed of with the above observations. No costs. Connected Writ Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 12.03.2026 arb 3/5
To:
The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC), Kundrathur Assessment Circle, 4/109, 1st Floor, Bangalore-Chennai Highway, Varadharajapuram, Nazarathpet, Chennai - 600 123.
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C.SARAVANAN, J.
arb and W.M.P.Nos.9998 and 10000 of 2026 12.03.2026 5/5