Kerala HC directs Travancore Devaswom Board to Pay GST on work done under Contract [Read Order]

In a case, the Kerala High Court directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to pay Goods and Service Tax ( GST ) on work done under contract. The Court disposed of the writ petition directing the Devaswom Board, 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders under the law within two months

Harisankar V Menon, Meera V Menon, R Sreejith, K Krishna And Parvathy Menon appeared for the petitioner and Smt Jasmine M M and Sri G Biju appeared for the respondent and Devaswom Board.

M/S M C Eldho & Company, the petitioner has approached the Court being aggrieved by the fact that, in respect of certain work being done by the petitioner for the 2nd respondent, no GST is being paid to the petitioner, though the 2nd respondent is legally bound to pay such GST. 

The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the only relief now sought by the petitioner is for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders within a time frame.

Considering the limited nature of relief now sought for by the petitioner, Justice Gopinath P disposed of the writ petition directing the Devaswom Board ,2nd respondent to consider and pass orders in accordance with the law within two months.

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