GST authorities drop ₹7.08 crore service tax demand on Competition Commission

In a relief for the Competition Commission of India (CCI), GST authorities have dropped a ₹7.08 crore service tax demand on the competition watchdog, ruling that the regulator is not liable to take service tax registration and hence no demand for service tax arises. This demand of ₹7.08 crore includes service tax of ₹6.78 crore, education cess of ₹ 2.57 lakh, secondary and higher secondary educati…