Allahabad High Court Quashes GST Penalty for Tax Paid Under Wrong Head

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Allahabad High Court Quashes GST Penalty for Tax Paid Under Wrong Head

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08/02/2026

By Mariya Paliwala

Allahabad High Court Quashes GST Penalty for Tax Paid Under Wrong Head

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The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has set aside GST penalty and appellate orders holding that tax already paid under the wrong head (CGST/SGST instead of IGST) cannot be treated as tax evasion or non-payment. The bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh allowed the petitioner to re-deposit the tax under the correct head and directed refund…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

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