Value of goods supplied free of cost by a service recipient does...

Value of goods supplied free of cost by a service recipient does not constitute consideration for the taxable supply; consequently such free materials cannot be included in the transaction value for GST valuation and are not exigible to tax. Relying on settled precedent and GST valuation guidance, the impugned levy adding the value of cement, admixtures and waterproofing material supplied free to the petitioner was held legally unsustainable and set aside. The writ petition was allowed and amounts deposited under interim order were ordered refunded, with no order as to costs.