Assignment of leasehold rights in a GIDC-allotted plot...

Assignment of leasehold rights in a GIDC-allotted plot constitutes an interest in immovable property and, when assigned for consideration, operates as a transfer of immovable property rather than a supply of service. The court applied prior reasoning that such transfers fall outside the scope of GST under the statutory scheme and relevant schedules/notifications, with the result that GST liability and related demands premised on treating the assignment as a taxable service do not arise. Accordingly the show-cause notice and demand order were quashed and the petition allowed; input tax credit issues therefore do not arise.