Rule 146 of the CGST Rules, 2017

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Procedure, powers and definitions

  • 146The proper officer sends FORM GST DRC-15 where decree execution would yield money to the defaulter. Subject to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the court executes the attached decree and credits net proceeds to settle the recoverable amount.

Rule 146 provides a recovery route where money becomes due to a defaulter through execution of a civil-court decree. It covers a money decree and a sale enforcing a mortgage or charge. The proper officer requests action from the court, which executes the attached decree subject to the Code of Civil Procedure and credits the net proceeds towards recovery.[1]

Text

The text below is the rule as served by the CBIC tax information portal on 17 September 2026, with the portal's own amendment footnote markers (shown as small numerals before a bracket) and its footnotes.[1] The Rules as published in the Gazette of India is the legal source.

Rule 146, verbatim (show)

Rule 146. Recovery through execution of a decree, etc. -

Where any amount is payable to the defaulter in the execution of a decree of a civil court for the payment of money or for sale in the enforcement of a mortgage or charge, the proper officer shall send a request in FORM GST DRC- 15 to the said court and the court shall, subject to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), execute the attached decree, and credit the net proceeds for settlement of the amount recoverable.

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Civil decree execution request 146

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Court execution and net proceeds credit 146

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Circulars and notifications

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Circulars (1)

NumberDateSubject
Circular No. 3/03/2017-GST5 July 2017Proper officer relating to provisions other than Registration and Composition under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017-Reg.

Notifications (2)

NumberDateSubject
Notification No. 38/2023-Central Tax4 August 2023Seeks to make amendments (Second Amendment , 2023) to the CGST Rules, 2017.
Notification No. 15/2017-Central Tax1 July 2017Amending CGST Rules notification 10/2017-CT dt 28.06.2017

See also

References

  1. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Rule 146. Recovery through execution of a decree, etc". Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, CBIC tax information portal. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

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