Delhi HC Challenges DDA’s Retroactive GST on Property Conversion
NEW DELHI: A resident of Delhi has challenged the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the high court. This SOP retroactively imposes goods and service tax (GST) on the conversion of leasehold properties into freehold. This move from the DDA could affect property owners who converted their properties to freehold after the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act came into effect in 2017. The high court is set to hear the case on Friday. The petitioner, Mala Sahni Seth, has also included the Ministry of Finance, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs,…