Airport Duty Free Shops Must Pay GST on Services, Court Orders Rs. 3.83 Crore Reimbursement to Government Authorities.

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....Duty Free Shops (DFS) at airports and various government authorities - Refund of amount collected by respondents No.3 and 4 (AAI) on wrongful application of CGST Act, the Integrated Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (the IGST Act) and PGST Act - The High Court held that the petitioner is bound to pay the GST on the Services provided by the respondents No.3 not only in accordance with the case laws discussed hereinabove but also due to the binding concession agreement between the petitioner and the respondents No.3 and 4 - The court ordered the company to reimburse a sum of Rs. 3,83,38,993 to the government authorities within four weeks, along with interest. The company was also directed to make necessary applications for claiming Input Tax Credit (ITC) and/or refund of the amount reimbursed.....