GST DAILY – 386 : HC set aside press release as it cannot alter product classification which is the function of a judicial or quasi-judicial authority: HC

HC set aside press release as it cannot alter product classification which is the function of a judicial or quasi-judicial authority: HC

THE HON’BLE BOMBAY HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF

Schulke India Pvt. Ltd. V/s Union of India, decided on 11-11-2024

 👉 Issue:-

✔️ Can product classification be change through Press release?

👉 The Hon’ble High Court Judgement:-

✔️ Press Release dated 15-7-2020 purporting to classify alcohol-based hand sanitisers and antiseptics as ‘disinfactants’ (and not as ‘medicaments’) attracting a GST rate of 18 per cent, was to be set aside.