[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Notification No. 46/2020 – Central Tax
New Delhi, the 09
th
June, 2020
G.S.R.....(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Central Goods and
Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read
with section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), and section 21
of Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), in view of the spread of
pandemic COVID-19 across many countries of the world including India, the Government, on the
recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies that in cases where a notice has been issued for
rejection of refund claim, in full or in part and where the time limit for issuance of order in terms
of the provisions of sub-section (5), read with sub-section (7) of section 54 of the said Act falls
during the period from the 20
th
day of March, 2020 to the 29
th
day of June, 2020, in such cases the
time limit for issuance of the said order shall be extended to fifteen days after the receipt of reply
to the notice from the registered person or the 30
th
day of June, 2020, whichever is later
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 20
th
day of March, 2020.
[F. No. CBEC-20/06/03/2020-GST]
(Pramod Kumar)
Director, Government of India