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2018 (7) TMI 1635 - HC - GSTGST on lotteries - Validity of Notifications issued by the State of Goa - seeking deletion of the State of Goa as a party Respondent - distinction between lotteries run by the State Government and the lotteries authorized by the State Government - Petitioners are aggrieved by not only impugned notification issued by State of Goa under the GGST Act, 2017 but also by the act of the Centre of issuing the impugned notifications under the CGST Act, 2017 as well as the IGST Act, 2017 which seeks to levy Goods and Services Tax on lotteries organized, promoted and conducted by the State of Sikkim. Held that:- It is not the actual incidence of GST under the GGST Act, 2017 which are impugned in the present Writ Petitions but the provisions of law made by the Parliament as well as the respective State Governments including the State of Goa by which it seeks to levy GST on lotteries. A part of the cause of action for the present Writ Petition having arisen within the jurisdiction of this Court coupled with the fact that the said Writ Petitions WP(C) No. 36/2017 and WP(C) No.38/2017 having been filed prior in time before this Court to the Writ Petition filed by Serenity Trades Private Limited in WP(C) No.759/2017 in the High Court of Bombay at Goa and WP(C) No.59/2017 is being heard together with the said two Writ Petitions this Court is of the view that the aforesaid applications filed in the aforesaid Writ Petitions for deletion of State of Goa from the array of Respondents in the said Writ Petitions are liable to be dismissed. Applications dismissed - The State of Goa may file the counter affidavit, if they desire to do so.
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