GST payable & ad tax levied by civic body are two distinct transactions, rules court

Bengaluru: There is no conflict between the power to levy Goods and Services Tax under the  GST  Act and the authority of municipal corporations to charge advertisement fee/tax under section 134 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, the  Dharwad  bench of the high court ruled in a recent judgment.  Dismissing a petition filed by Hubballi-Dharwad Advertisers Associat…