The Supreme Court has permitted the government's request to transfer 27 GST cases from various High Courts to the Supreme Court. These cases, involving companies like GamesKraft, EGF, and Play Games24x7, are related to the Goods and Services Tax on online gaming. Hearings are scheduled to begin on May 1st, 2024, with the court aiming to consolidate these matters due to pending similar cases.
The Supreme Court bench headed by CJI and comprising of Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra summarily allowed the governments transfer petition of 27 writ petitions in 9 different High Courts to Supreme Court without issuing notice to parties noting that similar SLP in Gameskraft matter and writs by EGF and Play Games24x7 are pending.
The batch of cases is tentatively listed on 03 May 2024 but court on the request of the counsels appearing for EGF said it will try to list it on non-miscellan
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FAQ :
The Supreme Court has allowed the transfer of 27 GST cases.
The cases have been transferred to the Supreme Court.
The hearings for GamesKraft and EGF are tentatively listed for May 1st, 2024.
The cases concern the imposition of GST on online real money gaming, with arguments questioning the supply of 'actionable claim' and the basis for GST calculation.
The government noted that the 28% GST on deposits since October 1st, 2023, has not met revenue expectations, and the GST Council may review the levy. Tax authorities have issued show cause notices to about 99 online gaming companies.