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2023 Supreme(Raj) 2299

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN
Vijay Bishnoi, Praveer Bhatnagar, JJ.
Rajasthan Granite Mining Association - Petitioner
Versus
Union of India and Ors. – Respondents
D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4602 of 2023
Decided On : 12-04-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. D.D. Thanvi, Mr. Amit Vyas.
For the Respondent:Mr. Sandeep Shah, AAG/Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Abhimanyu Singh Rathore.

Headnote:(A) Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 - The issue of GST applicability on royalty paid towards mining leases has been conclusively addressed in prior rulings by this Court.

(B) The legal precedent established in Sudershan Lal Gupta v. Union of India and Shree Basant Bhandar Int Udyog v. Union of India indicates that such demands are valid and enforceable. (Paras 2-5)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner challenges show cause notices issued by the GST Department about GST on mining lease royalties. The court previously ruled in favor of the respondents regarding this issue in related cases.

Findings of Court:
This writ petition is dismissed based on established precedents.

Issues: Whether the imposition of GST on mining lease royalties is lawful as per previous judgments.

Ratio Decidendi: The court affirmed that the established rulings address the legal basis for GST on royalties, thus precluding further debate on the validity of such demands.

Result: Writ petition dismissed.

Table of Content
1. petition filed challenging gst notice on mining. (Para 1)
2. previous cases decided the gst on royalty issue. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
3. writ petition dismissed based on precedents. (Para 5)
4. stay petition dismissed. (Para 6)

ORDER :

Vijay Bishnoi, J.

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. Sandeep Shah, learned AAG/Sr. Advocate 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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