Notice to Haryana on Airtel’s plea against recovery proceedings

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has issued a notice to the Union government and Haryana on a plea filed by telecom giant Bharti Airtel against recovery proceedings under the CGST Act, asking the company to deposit Rs 5.7 crore. A division bench comprising Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj of the HC issued the notice after taking cognisance of a petition filed by Bharti Airtel Limited. In its plea, the company has sought directions to quash the notice dated June 8.

The HC has been informed that on December 19, 2017, the petitioner filed its Form GSTR-1, showing supply of Rs 29,88,00,000 in respect of invoice No. 1. The Common Portal Identification Number (CPIN) challan was generated by the petitioner evidencing credit of amount to the account of the government and to the electronic cash ledger maintained by the petitioner.