Levy of GST on the service of display of name or placing of name plates of the donor in the premises of charitable organisations receiving donation or gifts from individual donors

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....The Additional/Jt. Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise, South Zone, North Zone, Central Zone, H.P. 2. The Joint Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise, Central Zone, North Zone, Flying Squad, NZ/ SZ/ CZ. 3. The Dy. Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise, Shimla, Solan, BBN Baddi, Sirmour, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi. Kullu, Chamba, Kangra, Revenue Distt Nurpur and Una, H.P 4. The Asstt. C....

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....chools, hospitals, orphanages, old age homes etc. The recipient institutions place a name plate or similar such acknowledgement in their premisesto express the gratitude. When the name of the donor is displayed in recipient institution premises, in such a manner, which can be said to be an expression of gratitude and public recognition of donor's act of philanthropy and is not aimed at giving publ....

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.... it may be noticed that there is no reference or mention of any business activity of the donor which otherwise would have got advertised. Thus where all the three conditions are satisfied namely the gift or donation is made to a charitable organization, the payment has the character of gift or donation and the purpose is philanthropic (i.e. it leads to no commercial gain) and not advertisement, GS....