Seeks to extend due date of compliance which falls during the period from “20.03.2020 to 29.06.2020” till 30.06.2020 and to extend validity of e-way bills
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Notification No. 35/2020 – Central Tax New Delhi, the 3rd April, 2020
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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, as under,-
(i) where, any time limit for completion or compliance of any action, by any authority or by
any person, has been specified in, or prescribed or notified under the said Act, which falls
during the period from the 20th day of March, 2020 to the 29th day of June, 2020, and where
completion or compliance of such action has not been made within such time, then, the time
limit for completion or compliance of such action, shall be extended upto the 30th day of June,
2020, including for the purposes of–
(a) completion of any proceeding or passing of any order or issuance of any notice,
intimation, notification, sanction or approval or such other action, by whatever name
called, by any authority, commission or tribunal, by whatever name called, under the
provisions of the Acts stated above; or
(b) filing of any appeal, reply or application or furnishing of any report, document, return,
statement or such other record, by whatever name called, under the provisions of the
Acts stated above;
but, such extension of time shall not be applicable for the compliances of the provisions of
the said Act, as mentioned below –
(a) Chapter IV;
(b) sub-section (3) of section 10, sections 25, 27, 31, 37, 47, 50, 69, 90, 122, 129;
(c) section 39, except sub-section (3), (4) and (5);
(d) section 68, in so far as e-way bill is concerned; and
(e) rules made under the provisions specified at clause (a) to (d) above;
(ii) where an e-way bill has been generated under rule 138 of the Central Goods and Services
Tax Rules, 2017 and its period of validity expires during the period 20th day of March, 2020
to 15
th day of April, 2020, the validity period of such e-way bill shall be deemed to have been
extended till the 30th day of April, 2020.
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 20th day of March, 2020.
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