Govt plans SLP against Gujarat High Court GST ruling on leasehold transfers

The finance ministry is considering a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court against the Gujarat High Court’s ruling on the non-applicability of goods and services tax (GST) to transfers of leasehold rights, said a government official. The High Court in January had ruled that GST did not apply to the transfer of leasehold rights to a third party for land granted by the Gujarat Industria…