SC Stays Petitions challenging GST on Advocates

Union Of India & Anr. Vs. M/s J.K. Mittal And Co. & Anr. Etc. (Supreme Court of India)

Supreme Court stayed all the proceedings pending before the Delhi and Chattisgarh High Courts relating to petitions challenging the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on services provided by individual lawyers or firm of Advocates.

Supreme Court held as follows:

“Issue notice fixing a returnable date within four weeks.

There shall be stay of further proceedings in Writ Petition(C) No. 5709 of 2017 and Writ Petition(C)No. 6017 of 2017 pending before High Court of Delhi and Writ Petition(T)No. 274 of 2017 pending Chhattisgarh.”