Tribunal Finds Unpaid License Fee as 'Operational Debt' Under IBC Section 5(21); GST Definition of 'Service' Still Relevant.

Operational Debt or not - The observation of this Tribunal in the above case in respect of definition of ‘service’ under Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 are not covered by Section 3(37) of the Code, with regard to which observation, no exception can be taken. However, in the facts of the present case, where Agreement itself contemplate payment of GST for the services under the Agreement, on which GST is payable, the definition of ‘service’ under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 cannot be said to be irrelevant - in the present case, debt pertaining to unpaid license fee was fully covered within the meaning of ‘operation debt’ under Section 5(21) - AT .....

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