SC to hear pleas challenging retrospective tax on online gaming from May 5
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear the pleas by online gaming companies challenging the 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all forms of online real-money gaming from May 5.
The matter came before the bench led by Justice JB Pardiwala. "We understood the matter is being heard today," the bench said, adding that it was ready to proceed.
The parties said they would take four to five days to argue the matter, after which the matter was posted for May 5.
In the last hearing, the court had directed the Centre and the GST department to file their response to the pleas by online gaming companies.
The bench then issued notices in pleas filed by online gaming companies such as Head Digital Works, Games24x7, and Dream11, challenging the government's decision to retrospectively impose the tax on the full value of online bets placed, and not on the gross gaming revenue.
