2024 (9) TMI 1009

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.... and 4. Mr. Anurag Ojha, Sr. SC along with Mr. Subham Kumar, Advocates for R-5 and R-6. VIBHU BAKHRU, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner claims to be an Association of Power Producers and states that it has filed the present petition on behalf of its members. 2. The petitioner prays that an appropriate writ or order or directions be issued to respondent no. 1 [Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI)] and respondent no. 2 (Union of India, through Ministry of Power) to decide on the clarifications sought by the petitioner in terms of its representation dated 27.08.2024 in a time bound manner. 3. The petitioner also prays that directions be issued to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) to clarify the applicability of the Goods and....

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....ve bidding guidelines for procurement of storage capacity/stored energy from Pumped Storage Plants' (Draft PSP Guidelines), which were issued on 22.08.2024. In terms of the Draft PSP Guidelines, GST is applicable to the service of storage of energy from Pumped Storage Plants. 6. He submits that but for the issuance of the Draft PSP Guidelines, there was no ambiguity that the service of BESS would not be exigible to GST. 7. It is in the aforesaid context that the petitioner prays that clarifications be issued by respondent no. 1, Government of India, Ministry of Power, as well as the CBIC. 8. The learned counsel for respondent no. 1 points out that the RfS was issued on 26.06.2024. The last date of submitting of the bids was 12.08.2024 an....