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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan is a full-service law firm based in India. The firm has offices in 14 cities and has over 475 professionals specializing in areas such as corporate & commercial laws, dispute resolution, taxation and intellectual property.

Over the last three decades, we have worked with a variety of clients – start-ups, small & medium enterprises, large Indian corporates and multinational companies.

Our professionals have experience of working in both traditional sectors such as commodities, automobile, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals and modern sectors such as e-commerce, big data, renewables.

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10 October 2024

GST – ITC is available on construction of ‘plant’ for letting out

The Supreme Court has held that if the building in which the premises are situated qualifies for a ‘plant’, Input Tax Credit (ITC) can be allowed on goods and services used in setting up the immovable property, which is a plant.

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03 October 2024

Compressors used in car air-conditioners are classifiable under TI 8414 80 11 – SC decision in Westinghouse distinguished

The CESTAT Bench at Chennai has held that air compressors for use in car air-conditioners are classifiable under Tariff Item 8414 80 11 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 wherein Heading 8414 covers ‘Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters’. The assessee was represented by Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys here.

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26 September 2024

GST Council’s recommendation is mandatory if Central/State Act stipulates an act to be done on such recommendations

The Gauhati High Court has held that the recommendations to be made by the GST Council, if required as per the provisions of the Central Act or the State Act, has to be construed to be a sine qua non for exercise of power by the Union or the State Government.

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