GST law does not treat every long-term lease of land in the same manner as a sale of land. A sale of land is outside GST by virtue of Para 5 of Schedule III to the CGST Act, whereas a lease, tenancy, easement or licence to occupy land is treated as a supply of service under Para 2(a) of Schedule II. Therefore, where la...
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