1. The controversy has now reached finalityThe long-running challenge to Section 16(2)(c) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 has effectively been answered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Bhandari Scrap Traders v. Union of India [2026] 188 taxmann.com 986 (SC). By dismissing the Special Leave Petitions and...
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