Responsibility of purchaser limited to verify GST registration of seller on GST Portal

The Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh High Court in M/s Arhaan Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Deputy Assistant Commissioner [Writ Petition No.15481 of 2023 dated August 03, 2023] held that the assessee is responsible only to the extent of establishing that he bonafidely purchased goods from the supplier for valuable consideration after verifying the GST registration of the said supplier on the GST portal.

Source a2ztaxcorp