Supreme Court Rejects Centre's Plea to Revive GST Demand Against Vodafone Idea
The Supreme Court dismissed the Centre's appeal to reinstate a 363 crore GST demand against Vodafone Idea related to its former entity, Vodafone Mobile Services Ltd (VMSL). The dispute concerns the 2017 sale of VMSL's telecom tower business to ATC Telecom Infrastructure and subsequent merger of VMSL with Vodafone India and Idea Cellular in 2018. The court upheld the Bombay High Court's ruling that tax proceedings cannot continue against a company that ceased to exist post-merger, referencing a 2019 precedent. The GST authorities had issued a show-cause notice in 2024, which was challenged by Vodafone Idea.
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We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (48/100). Lens Score 59/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (45–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 7 Sept, 07:46 am. Other outlets followed.
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