Do mining operators need to pay GST or Service Tax on royalty? Supreme Court to decide

Days after ruling that royalty paid by mining operators to the government is not a tax and that States have the power to levy cesses on mining and mineral-use activities, the Supreme Court is set to consider whether Goods and Services Tax (GST) or Service Tax is payable on mining royalty? In an order passed on July 24, a bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwa…