The Sales Tax Bar Association has urged the Bar Council of India and the Law Ministry to permit Advocates to collaborate with non-advocates through Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships. The proposal aims to modernize legal practice and enable integrated professional services.
The Court held that Members of Parliament and other constitutional authorities are entitled to the honorific “Hon’ble” under established protocol. It clarified that personal familiarity or grievances cannot justify omission of the recognized honorific.
This case explains how GST law overrides mutuality by treating associations and members as distinct taxable persons. It clarifies that internal transactions like membership fees now qualify as taxable supply.