Whether interest is allowed on delayed sanction of refund ?
TRT-2026-1221

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - As soon as the matter was finally decided i.e. by this Tribunal vide order dated 27.04.2021 the refund matter was settled but the entire proceeding of refund was initiated from filing of refund application by the appellant on the dates of filing their refund applications. Therefore it is not the date of the letter dated 04.04.2022 the date of applications, whereas, the actual date of application is the dates when first time refund appli.....

TRT-2026-1072

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - Interest is essentially a compensation to a person who has been deprived of use of the amounts due to him. It is relevant to refer to the observations made by the Supreme Court in Union of India v. Tata Chemicals Ltd.: (2014) 6 SCC 335.

Undisputedly, if a person is denied of the payment due to him, he is required to be compensated. In Sandvik Asia Limited v. Commissioner of Income tax I, Pune: (2006) 2 SCC 508 the Supreme Court ha.....

TRT-2026-1085

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - The petitioner again filed Form GST RFD-01 on 19.02.2022, 23.08.2022 and 10.11.2022 for grant of refund along with interest. Notwithstanding that the petitioner has succeeded before the appellate authority, the respondent has not processed the petitioner’s claim for refund.

In view of the above, the refund applications filed by the petitioner to seek implementation of the Orders-in-Orignal and the deficiency memos shall be treat.....