The Bombay High Court has asked the respective Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities not to pass any final orders regarding the GST demand notices issued to casino operator Delta Corp without prior permission from the court, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday. “Basis a statement made on behalf of the concerned tax authorities, the Hon’ble High Court has directed such authorities not to pass any final orders on the captioned show cause notices without the prior permission of the Hon’ble High Court. In the previous week, the Sikkim High Court granted a stay on around Rs 628 crore GST demand order against Delta Corp. So far, the government has raised a total GST demand of around Rs 23,000 crore from Delta Corp group, including the recovery of the shortfall of taxes for casino and online gaming businesses. The recent notice takes the total GST demand against the company to over Rs 23,200 crore.

Source: Economic Times October 25, 2023 13:08 UTC