No Anti-profiteering when GST rate hiked on DTH services in GST Era

Shri Navneet Gupta Vs M/s Bharti Telemedia Pvt Ltd. (NAA) It was submitted that the tax incidence on DTH services prior to GST implementation was subjected to Entertainment Tax which ranged between 10% to 25% in various States, in addition to 15% Service Tax, whereas on introduction of GST, the tax rate came down to 18%. However, the Applicant No. 1 stated that the benefit of this reduction in the rate of tax was not passed on to the consumers by the DTH operators when the GST was introduced w.e.f. 01.07.2017. Thus, it was alleged that the Respondent had indulged in profiteering in contraventi...