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The case before the High Court of Chhattisgarh (Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. 2025-TIOL-1217-HC-CHHATTISGARH-GST) concerns the entitlement of Input Tax Credit (ITC) under GST for electricity used at the petitioner’s residential township and the applicability of rule 42 of the CGST Rules on account of exempt supplies of sale of Duty Credit Scrips (DCS).

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ITAT Mumbai following the decision of the SC, reiterates that pure reimbursements without service element are not taxable — but can GST’s deeming provisions stretch this far?

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One of the recurring controversies in tax law is whether a mere reimbursement of expenses can itself be subjected to tax. Under the Income-tax framework, courts and tribunals have consistently held that where payments are purely...