M/S JAI PARKASH GARG CONTRACTOR vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 142 CWP-14048-2026 Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 M/S JAI PARKASH GARG CONTRACTOR ...Petitioner Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Sandeep Bhatia, Advocate and Mr. Kamal Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Svaneel Jaswal, Addl. A.G. Haryana *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to reimburse Goods and Service Tax (for short ‘GST’) @ 18% on the works executed by it instead of restricting it to 12% in accordance with policy instructions and notifications dated 01.02.2023 and letters dated 14.02.2023 and 12.10.2023 issued by Finance Department, Government of Haryana. It is further seeking direction to respondents to decide its legal notice dated 25.03.2026. 2. The petitioner is a Government Contractor. The respondents issued Notice Inviting Tender on 29.09.2023 wherein the petitioner was declared successful bidder and allotted work. It claims that it has been paid GST @12% instead of 18%. It submitted its grievance regarding non-reimburseme