SERVICE TAX

Haj Group Operators from Mumbai seek parity on the matter of service tax for people who do the Haj with them like those who do the Haj with the Haj Committee of India and are exempt from paying service tax. The petition came up for hearing in Supreme Court today and has been adjourned by a week.

The petition seeking direction to the Centre to not levy service tax on Hajis who perform Haj through Haj Group Operators (HGO) will be heard by Supreme Court on Wednesday.

A three-judge bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjiv Khanna has directed to list the matter with other similar matter.

It is the case of the Petitioner that no service tax could be levied on the Hajis for performing the Haj/ Umrah and in any event, the said service is exempted from taxation and thus HGOs are not liable to collect and pay service tax.

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