Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Anr v. M/s Mohit Minerals Pvt. Ltd. through Director

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Reported as [2022] 9 S.C.R. 300
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath JJ.
Decided 19 May 2022

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We are of the opinion that while the impugned notifications are validly issued under Sections 5(3) a nd 5(4) of the IGST Act, it would be in violation of Section 8 of the CGST Act and the overall scheme of the GST legislation.

Judgment, page 149

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Constitution of India – Articles 246A and 279A – Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment Act) 2016 – Centra l Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Integrated Goods and Serv ices Tax Act, 2017 – Recommendations of Goods and Services Ta x Council – Nature of – Held: Recommendations of the GST Council are not binding on the Union and States – Deletion of Art. 279 and the inclusion of Art. 279(1) by the Constitution Amendm ent Act 2016 indicates that the Parliament intended for the recommendati ons of the GST Council to only have a persuasive value, particularly when interpreted along with

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