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2023 Supreme(Raj) 2287

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN
VIJAY BISHNOI, NUPUR BHATI, JJ.
Shrimati Rasal - Petitioner
Versus
State of Rajasthan and ors – Respondents
D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 12005 of 2018
Decided On : 20-12-2023

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Amit Vyas.
For the Respondents: Mr. Digvijay Singh Jasol.

The court upheld the imposition of GST on royalty paid for mining leases, aligning with prior rulings.

Headnote:(A) Goods and Services Tax Act - Imposition of GST on royalty paid towards mining lease - The court reaffirmed its previous decisions in Sudershan Lal Gupta v. Union of India & Ors. and Shree Basant Bhandar Int Udyog v. Union of India & Ors., ruling that the imposition of GST on royalty is valid. (Paras 2-5)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner challenges a show cause notice/assessment orders by the GST Department regarding GST on royalty for mining lease.

Findings of Court:
The court dismissed the writ petition as the issue was previously decided.

Issues: Whether GST can be imposed on royalty paid for mining leases.

Ratio Decidendi: The court upheld prior rulings indicating the validity of GST on such royalties.

Result: Writ petition dismissed.

JUDGMENT :

The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the show cause notice/assessment orders issued by the respondent - GST Department raising demand of GST on royalty paid to the respondent - Mining Department towards mining lease.

2. Mr. Digvijay Singh Jasol has submitted that the issue involved in this writ petition has already been decided by this Court vide order dated 29.09.2022 rendered in Shree Basant Bhandar Int Udyog v. Union of India & Ors. (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.5678/2022) and other connected writ petitions while relying on the order dated 27.09.2022 passed by the Jaipur Bench of this Court in the bunch of writ petitions led by Sudershan Lal Gupta v. Union of India & Ors. (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.8109/2022).

3. It is argued that in Sudershan Lal Gupta's case (supra), the Division Bench of this Court has held that the action of respondents with regard to imposition of GST on royalty is not liable to be interfered with.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to dispute the fact that the issue regarding demand of GST on royalty paid to the respondent - Mining Department towards mining lease has already been decided by this Court in Sudershan Lal Gupta's case (supra) and Shree Basant Bhandar Int Udyog's case (supra).

5. In view of the above, this writ petition is dismissed in terms of the orders passed by this Court in Sudershan Lal Gupta's case (supra) and Shree Basant Bhandar Int Udyog's case (supra).

6. The stay petition also stands dismissed.

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