Karnataka HC Sets Aside Service Tax Demand for Advocates & directs reconsideration

Sri Chokkareddy Vs Principal Commissioner of Central Tax Gst (Karnataka High Court) In Sri Chokkareddy vs. Principal Commissioner of Central Tax GST, the Karnataka High Court set aside a service tax demand order issued to the petitioner, an individual advocate. The advocate challenged the order, asserting that as a practicing lawyer, he was exempt from service tax and GST under prevailing tax laws. He argued that the tax demand was legally unjustified and that the respondent’s decision was arbitrary, lacking jurisdiction. The petitioner cited a similar judgment by the Bombay High Court in ...