Court Rules GST Not Applicable on Maldives Exports; Orders Reimbursement of Taxes, Interest, and Penalties.

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....Key issues of levy of GST on export of goods to the petitioner's Maldives office, zero-rate supplies, fixed establishment, location of recipient and supplier of services. The court held that the petitioner and respondent had fixed establishments in Addu City, Maldives, and the petitioner was re-registered there, not constituting a separate legal entity. The scope of judicial review was discussed, and the court found that the immovable property and place of supply were in Maldives, outside India. Section 13(4) of the IGST Act governs such cases where the supply, location of recipient and supplier are outside India, precluding GST levy u/ss 9 of CGST Act or 5 of IGST Act. Consequently, the impugned orders were set aside, and the respondents were directed to reimburse the GST, interest and penalty paid by the petitioner within 90 days.....