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Court Rules No Discrimination in Tax on Lotteries, Betting, and Gambling Under Article 14, Act 2017 Schedule III.

December 4, 2020

Case Laws     GST     SC

Levy of tax on lotteries - we do not accept the submission of the petitioner that there is any hostile discrimination in taxing the lottery, betting and gambling and not taxing other actionable claims. The rationale to tax the aforesaid is easily comprehensible as noted above. Hence, we do not find any violation of Article 14 in Item No. 6 of Schedule III of the Act, 2017. - SC

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