Whether interest and penalty is leviable on incorrect sanction of refund by the Department ?
TRT-2026-1288

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - Meanwhile, the petitioner also preferred an appeal before the first respondent which has culminated in the impugned order. By the impugned order, the second respondent has dropped the penalty imposed on the petitioner under Section 74 of the CGST Act, 2017 but has uphold  the levy of interest under Section 50 of the CGST Act, 2017.

Admittedly, the petitioner was not entitled to avail input tax credit on the Basic Customs Du.....