The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various private tour operators seeking exemption from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the Haj and Umrah tours offered by them.
바카라 웹사이트The petitions seeking exemption had alleged discrimination against the pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia.바카라 웹사이트
바카라 웹사이트A bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar, A S Oka, and C T Ravikumar dismissed the petitions on both the바카라 웹사이트grounds of exemption and discrimination. The bench said that the argument raised by the petitioners regarding the extra-territorial application of GST for services given outside India is kept open, as it is pending바카라 웹사이트consideration before another bench.
바카라 웹사이트The tour operators had challenged the levy of GST on Hajis who avail themselves of services offered by registered private tour operators because no tax law can be applicable on extra-territorial activities as per Article 245 of the Constitution.
바카라 웹사이트The petitions argued that the services consumed outside India cannot be subjected to GST and that the levy is discriminatory as it exempts certain hajis who undertake the pilgrimage through the Haj Committee of India.바카라 웹사이트
