Depositing Timber in Depot is a Supply Under GST Act; Tax Liability Cannot Be Shifted or Deemed Discharged.

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....Supply or not - activity of depositing the timber / wood by the applicant in the Depot - There is no provision in the GST Act for shifting of the tax liability and considering that as a deemed discharge of liability. There are two supplies of timber involved in the chain of transactions, one when the timber is handed over to the depot by the applicant and the second when the timber is sold by the depot. Both are independent supplies in the eyes of the GST Act and hence the tax needs to be discharged at both stages.....