GST on Ocean Freight Set Aside Due to Double Taxation on CIF Import Transactions

Midas Tankers Private Limited Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) The petition before the Bombay High Court challenged a show cause notice dated 24 September 2025 and an adjudication order dated 26 December 2025 issued under the GST regime. The petitioner, engaged in the business of providing vessel services on hire and freight basis, contended that the authorities had wrongly treated the place of supply of transportation services as India and consequently imposed GST liability. The petitioner sought quashing of both the notice and the order. The petitioner’s records for the financial year...