The Telangana High Court Refund of balance in electronic cash ledger cannot be denied for mere existence of Non Functional alternate Forum on paper. The petitioner, M/s Appario Retail Pvt. Ltd. has been engaged in the business of trading of electronic goods over e-commerce platform by obtaining registration under the provisions of Goods and Service Tax Laws; that the petitioner procures electronic goods from various vendors based on forecasted demand of business and maintains huge inventory for the purpose of ensuring timely deliveries; that as a result of purchases affected by it, a very high balance of input tax credit of GST paid on its purchases is available in the electronic credit ledger; that on receiving orders through Electronic Commerce Operator (ECO), the sale is affected through ECO and goods are dispatched to customers; and that the tax liability is discharged by the petitioner by debiting the Electronic Credit ledger.
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