GST classification of insolvency professional services requires forward charge, despite the professional also being enrolled as an Advocate.

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....GST liability for insolvency and receivership services depends on the nature and specific classification of the service, not on whether the Insolvency Professional is enrolled as an Advocate. Insolvency Professionals constitute a distinct statutory class under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and IBBI Regulations, and their services are separately classified from legal services. Applying the principle that a specific service description prevails over a general one, services rendered by an Advocate as an Interim Resolution Professional fall outside the reverse-charge category for legal services. Forward charge therefore applies, requiring GST registration, compliant invoicing and related compliance; reverse charge remains limited to legal services rendered in the Advocate's professional capacity.....