Home Ministry Liable for GST on Hotel Rent: J&K High Court

Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat Vs U.T of Jammu & Kashmir Through Commissioner Secretary Govt. of J&K (Jammu & Kashmir High Court) The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has ruled that the Union Territory’s Home Department is liable to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) in addition to the fixed rent for hotel accommodations it occupies. This decision came in the case of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat versus the U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir, with the court citing a directly applicable precedent from a prior ruling in WP(C) No. 1154/2024. The court clarified that the petitioner, a hotelier, is obligated to ...