TMI Blog2017 (7) TMI 623X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 7 - - - Dated:- 18-7-2017 - Mr. S. Muralidhar And Ms. Prathiba M. Singh JJ For the Petitioner: Mr. J.K. Mittal, Advocate, Petition in person with Mr. Rajveer Singh, Mr. Hitender Mehta, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Mr. Atul Krishnan, Advocates. Ms. Vanita Bhargava, Mr. Ajay Bhargava, Mr. Abhishek Rastogi And Ms. Rashmi Deshpande, Advocates. For the Respondents: Mr. Sanjeev Narula, CGSC with Mr. Abhishek Ghai, Advocate for R1/UOI Mr. Gautum Narayanan, ASC for GNCTD/R2 with Mr. R.A. Iyer, Advocate. Ms. Priyanka Rani, Legal Assistan, Department of Trade Taxes, GNCTD. Mr. Sanjeev Narula, CGSC with Mr. Abhishek Ghai, Advocate for R1/UOI. ORDER CM APPL. No.25008/2017 (Exemption) in W.P.(C) 6017/2017 1. Allow ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s of the GST Council on legal services after what had been recommended at the 14 th Meeting of the GST Council held on 19 th May, 2017. (ii) Under what authority of law, such a Press Release could be issued any by whom and the legal sanctity thereof. (iii) Whether on a reading of Article 279 A of the constitution read with any of the provisions of the CGST, IGST and DGST Acts, the recommendations of the GST Council could be modified, clarified, amended etc by a notification/notice/circular of press release and, if so, by whom? 9. Mr. Narula also sought time to produce the GST Council s recommendations on issuance of Notification No.12/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 th June, 2017 issued under sub-Section (1) of Sec ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aken against the lawyers, law firms or providers of legal services, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), for non-compliance with the legal requirement of the CGST, IGST and DGST, the Court directs that till further order: (i) no coercive action would be taken against advocates, law firms of advocates including Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) of advocates providing legal services for non compliance with any legal requirement under the CGST, DGST, or IGST Act; and (ii) Any advocate, law firm of advocates, LLPs of advocates who are providers of legal services, who have registered under the CGST, DGST, or IGST Act 1 st July, 2017 will not be denied the benefit of this interim order. (iii) In view of the Press Release issued ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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