Mahalaxmi Minerals vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court held that the petitioner's challenge to the imposition of GST on royalty did not survive. This decision was based on the fact that the issue had been decided by the Division Bench of the High Court on more than one occasion. The Court specifically referred to its order dated September 27, 2022, in the case of Sudershan Lal Gupta Contractor Versus Union of India and Others, and other related decisions. The reasoning was that the prior judgments had already settled the question of GST on royalty. Therefore, the present writ petition, insofar as it challenged the imposition of GST on royalty, was dismissed. No specific provisions were named in the judgment, but the decision implies that the prior judgments interpreted the relevant GST laws concerning royalty payments. No issues were expressly left undecided.
Facts
The petitioner, Mahalaxmi Minerals, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur. The petitioner sought to challenge the imposition of service tax/goods and service tax (GST) on royalty. The respondents were the Union of India and various GST authorities. The court heard the submissions from the learned Additional Solicitor General of India, who pointed out that this issue had been decided by the court on multiple occasions. Specifically, the ASG referred to an order passed on September 27, 2022, in the case of Sudershan Lal Gupta Contractor Versus Union of India and Others, and a batch of other petitions.
Key Issues
1. Whether the imposition of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on royalty is legally sustainable? This question turns on the interpretation of relevant GST provisions and potentially earlier judicial pronouncements. The petitioner's argument, implied by the filing of the writ petition, is that GST should not be leviable on royalty. The revenue's contention, as presented by the Additional Solicitor General, is that the issue of GST on royalty has already been decided by this Court on multiple occasions, referencing the decision in Sudershan Lal Gupta Contractor Versus Union of India and Others (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8109/2022 and batch). The revenue relies on these prior judgments to argue against the petitioner's claim.
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[2023/RJJP/012367] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6853/2022 Mahalaxmi Minerals, 808, 8Th Floor, Okay Plus Tower Near Kalyan Jeweller, Opp. Govt. Hostel M.I. Road, Jaipur, Jaipur (Rajasthan) 302006, Through Its Authorized Signatory Mr. Satya Narayan Agarwal S/o Late Sh. C M Goyal ----Petitioner Versus
Union Of India, Through Secretary, Finance Department, Government Of India, New Delhi.
The Chief Commissioner, Central Goods And Services Tax, Statue Circle, C Scheme, Jaipur.
The Chief Commissioner, State Goods And Service Tax, Kar Bhawan, Ambedkar Circle, Jaipur.
The Deputy Commissioner, Circle-I, Jaipur-I, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. R.D. Rastogi, ASG with Mr. C.S. Sinha, Advocate & Mr. Devesh Yadav, Advocate Mr. Kinshuk Jain, Advocate Mr. Punit Singhvi, Advocate HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPMAN Judgment / Order 29/05/2023 Heard. Learned Additional Solicitor General of India submits that by this petition the petitioner seeks to challenge to imposition of service tax/goods and service tax (for shor
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