Govt moves SC against HC GST relief to Airtel

New Delhi: The government has moved Supreme Court against Delhi High Court’s May 5 order which allowed Bharti Airtel to claim Rs 923 crore as refund of excess Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns filed by the telecom company in July-September 2017.

The petition has been filed against four respondents — Bharti Airtel, the GST Council through its secretary, commissioner through the finance ministry’s department of revenue commissioner and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) via its chairman.

Airtel’s advocate Rahul Jain, on Tuesday, took the petition on record and filed a caveat which will prevent the court from passing any order before the telco is given a chance to present its case.