Taxpayer paid Rs 1.24 lakh twice in 2022. Patna High Court now comes to his rescue

Noting that the man was “unnecessarily” forced to approach the court, the Patna High Court has allowed the department to identify the officials responsible for the delay and recover the interest and litigation costs from them.The Patna High Court has directed Central GST and Customs authorities to refund Rs 1.24 lakh to a taxpayer, who ended up paying his pre-deposit for an appeal twice.