Karnataka High Court backs simultaneous levy of excise duty, GST on tobacco

Karnataka   High Court  has upheld the constitutional validity of the imposition of central excise duty,  national  calamity contingent duty (NCCD) simultaneously with the  goods and services tax  (GST) on  tobacco  and  tobacco  products. A two-judge bench, comprising justice Alok Aradhe and justice S Vishwajith Shetty, basically upheld the earlie…