Work contract services to railways eligible for concessional tax rate of 12%: Madras HC

STS-KEC(JV) Vs State Tax Officer (Madras High Court) Madras High Court held that works contract services pertaining to railways is covered by Notification 11 of 2017 CGST (RATE) dated 28.06.2017 as amended vide Notification No. 20/2017 dated 22.08.2017, Notification No.8 of 2017 Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and hence concessional tax rate of 12% applicable instead of 18%. Facts- The present Writ Petitions are filed challenging the impugned orders in Form GST DRC-07 dated 12.12.2023, for the assessment years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23, whereby the petitioner’...