Whether an assessee can claim benefit of a Circular issued during the pendency of litigation?
TRT-2026-1532

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - On perusal of the aforesaid circular dated 2.1.2023 with regard to the input availment in FORM-3B clearly shows that the supplier has to file GSTR-1 as well as in the return of GSTR-3B for the tax period but he has to declare the supply but if he has declared the supply with the wrong GSTIN of the recipient in the Form of GSTR-1, in such cases, difference in GSTR claimed by the registered person in his retur.....

TRT-2026-1534

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held: Another submission was made by Sri Sahai that the circular is dated December 5, 1988 and being an administrative order will apply prospectively and will have no application to the assessment year in question. This matter is also not res integra. Suits, appeals and second appeals are really steps in a series of proceedings and are regarded to be as one legal proceeding. Appeals and revisions are in the na.....

TRT-2026-1533

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held- Hence we are unable to persuade ourselves to agree with the view expressed by the full bench of the High Court in the judgment under appeal that the Circular would apply only to proceedings pending before the Competent Authority.

Even before the matter was considered by the Full Bench of the Kerala High Court in the present case, the Delhi High Court had occasion to decide.....