Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission Vs Joint Commissioner Central Tax
Date: November 27, 2025
Subject Matter
Services provided by Electricity Regulatory commission are statutory in nature (Tribunal) and outside the GST net
Summary
The High Court of Karnataka has allowed the writ petition filed by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) , quashing a GST demand of ₹13,42,66,423/- . The Court ruled that electricity regulatory commissions act as "Tribunals" and thei…
FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs. “a) Issue a writ of certiorari or writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, direction or order for quashing the impugned order bearing No.78/2024-2025/GST/JC dated 15.01.2025(Annexure B) which was ordered by the Joint Commissioner, CGST, Bangalore North Commission…