GST ITC on electricity consumed for maintenance of township is not admissible

Bharat Aluminium Company Limited Vs State of Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarh High Court) Chhattisgarh High Court held that the petitioner would not be entitled for Input Tax Credit [ITC] to electrical energy consumed for maintenance of its township since it is not in the course or furtherance of business in terms of section 2(17) r.w.s. 16(1) of the CGST Act. Facts- The petitioner is engaged in manufacture, sale and export of aluminium products and it has its factory premises at Korba, Chhattisgarh. For the purposes of its business operations, the petitioner has established two power plants of 540 ...