Madras HC: Hostel services to girls/working women amount to ‘residential dwelling’; Quashes AAR-Ruling
Thai Mookambikaa Ladies Hostel vs. UOI heading 9963 and is taxable at 18% GST; Carves an important angle that “imposition of GST on the Hostel accommodation should be viewed from the perspective of the recipient of service and not from the perspective of service provider” and places relying upon judgement in Taghar Vasudeva Ambrish case; Observes that “‘hostel services' provided by the petitioners to the girl students and working women will squarely amount to the 'residential dwelling' and accordingly, the same will be squarely covered under the Entry No.12 of Exemption Notification No.12 of 2017”; Finds it evident that the expression ‘residence’ and ‘dwelling’ have more or less the connotation in common parlance and therefore, no different meaning can be assigned to the expression ‘residential dwelling’ and accordingly, the same does include hostel which…