State Of Kerala vs. Valluvanad Hospital Complex Limited

OT.Rev/168/2020HC KeralaGSTCNR KLHC01062308202002 December 2020Bench: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN,HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI4 pages

For Respondent: SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED RAFIQ

AI SummaryDismissed

Held

The High Court followed its Full Bench judgment in Sanjose Parish Hospital, which covered the same issue, holding that such supplies by a hospital are not exigible to tax. The Court set aside the Tribunal's order and ruled in favor of the assessee, rejecting the State's revision petition.

Facts

The State of Kerala filed a revision petition challenging the taxability of oxygen, lab chemicals, medicine gas, surgical goods, and X-ray films-chemicals purchased and sold by a hospital for medical emergencies and therapeutic purposes. The Tribunal had ruled against the assessee hospital.

Key Issues

The key legal issue was the exigibility to tax of the purchase and sale of medical supplies (oxygen, chemicals, medicines, surgical goods, X-ray films) by a hospital for patient treatment.

Sections Cited

None (The judgment pertains to KVAT Act, not CGST/SGST Act, and no specific sections of KVAT Act are discussed in the body of the order itself, though Section 25(1) of KVAT Act is mentioned in an annexure description).

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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI WEDNESDAY, THE 02ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 11TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 OT.Rev.No.168 OF 2020 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN TAVAT 1027/2018 DATED 25-05-2020 OF AGRL.I.T.ADDITIONAL BENCH,KOZHIKODE REVISION PETITIONER: STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (LAW), KERALA GST DEPARTMENT, ERNAKULAM RESPONDENT: VALLUVANAD HOSPITAL COMPLEX LIMITED KANIAMPURAM, OTTAPALAM-679 107 OTHER PRESENT: SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED RAFIQ THIS OTHER TAX REVISION (VAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02.12.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: O.T. Rev.No.168/2020 ::2:: K. Vinod Chandran & T.R.Ravi, JJ. ------------------------------------- O.T.Rev.No. 168 of 2020 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 02nd day of December, 2020)

K.Vinod Chandran, J The above revision raises the very same issue of exigiblity to tax of the purchase and sale of Oxygen, lab chemicals, medicine gas, surgical goods and X-ray films-chemicals by the assessee, a hospital. Admittedly the purchase was for the purpose of medical emergencies

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