The New Indian Express ·
SC dismisses Centre's plea to revive Rs 363 crore GST demand against Vodafone Idea
In a relief to telecom service provider Vodafone Idea Limited, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Centre's plea seeking to revive a ₹363 crore GST demand against Vodafone Mobile Services, a company that later merged with Vodafone Idea.
The case relates to the sale of Vodafone Mobile Services' tower business to ATC Telecom Infrastructure in 2017. A Bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and N Vinod Chandran upheld the Bombay High Court's decision quashing the tax proceedings.
During the hearing, the Supreme Court questioned how tax proceedings could be initiated against a company that had ceased to exist after its merger with another entity.
