GST Dept issues instructions onreviewing any decision or order including a refund order

The Haryana GST Department has issued Instructions regarding outlining the proper process for reviewing any decision or order including a refund order with Section 107(2) of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

The Instruction stated, “Attention is invited to sub-section (2) of section 107 of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 which provides that the Commissioner may review any decision or order including an order of refund, with respect to its legality or propriety and he may direct any officer subordinate to him to file an appeal against the said decision or order within 6 months of the date of communication of the said decision or order. However, no formal process of review has been put in place.”

At the Head Office and each Range office, an internal review cell will be formed.

The Cell shall examine all refund orders as per the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 107 as reproduced below:-

(2) The Commissioner may, on his own motion, or upon request from the Commissioner of Central Tax, call for and examine the record of any proceedings in which an adjudicating authority has passed any decision or order under this Act or the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Central Act 12 of 2017) for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety of the said decision or order and may, by order, direct any officer subordinate to him to apply to the Appellate Authority within six months from the date of communication of the said decision or order for the determination of such points arising out of the said decision or order as may be specified by the Commissioner in his order.

The evaluation of the refund order must be completed at least 30 days before the time limit for filing an appeal under Section 107(2) of the HGST Act expires, and suggestions must be given to the Commissioner accordingly. Cells must examine the matter as soon as possible and offer a recommendation to the relevant authority so that the appeal can be filed within the time limit. In such instances, no time will be wasted.

The Internal Review Cell shall be headed by:-

(a) The Additional Commissioner of State Tax (GST) at the Head Office to examine the decision or passed by the Appellate Authority or the Revisional Authority.

(b) The Joint Commissioner of State Tax (Range) at the Range to examine the decision or order passed by the Officers subordinate to him.

The Additional Commissioner of State Tax (GST) at the Head Office and the relevant Joint Commissioner of State Tax (Range) may appoint up to two officials to help them in the evaluation process.

The Commissioner upon receipt of recommendations from the Internal Review Cell shall take the necessary action as per relevant provisions of the law accordingly. It is to be kept in mind that while making the recommendations, the Cell must suggest the legal remedy available in the case where the decision or order is found to be prejudicial to the interest of revenue so that appropriate remedial action can be taken in the case.

The process of review can only be successful only if the orders reach the internal review cell well in time. Therefore, refund sanctioning authorities in districts, Appellate Authorities and Reviewing authorities are hereby instructed to mark a copy of all refund orders (FORM RFD- 06) to the respective review cell who is supposed to review the order as per instructions above.

The modalities working of internal review cell will be as per guidelines issued by CBIC as well as instructions issued above.

Difficulty, if any, in implementation of the above order may please be brought to the notice of the Head Office.

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