Practicing advocates exempted from service tax/GST, should not have to face harassment from GST Department


Last updated: 17 May 2021

Court :
Orissa High Court

Brief :
The Hon'ble Orissa High Court in Devi Prasad Tripathy v. the Principal Commissioner CGST and Central Excise [W.P.(C) No. 27727 of 2020, dated April 22, 2021] quashed the notice demanding to pay service tax/GST issued to the advocates. Held that, practicing advocates should not have to face harassment on account of the Department issuing notices calling upon them to pay service tax/GST when they are exempted from doing so, and in the process also having to prove they are practicing advocates.

Citation :
W.P.(C) No. 27727 of 2020, dated April 22, 2021

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