Forest Department's Permit Charges Taxable; Not Exempt Under Notification 12/2017 for Social or Farm Forestry.

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....Exemption from GST - forest permit fee - The permit charges collected by forest department is used by the forest officials keep a watch on the mining activity and also to assess the quantity and type of mineral being quarried to carry out survey and also keep constant watch on the movement of the produce , and is not related to Social forestry or farm forestry. Hence, the contention of the applicant that the service provided is in relation to Farm Forestry and social forestry and is exempted from tax as per notification no 12/2017 is untenable. - AAAR....