HC junks appeal over interest awarded to Sourav Ganguly on brand promotion service tax
Updated: Feb 3 2023 7:16PM
Kolkata, Feb 3 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal by the Commissioner of Service Tax here against a tribunal order which awarded interest to former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on money wrongly levied on the sports icon on his brand promotion earnings.
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, East Zonal Bench, Kolkata, on December 14, 2020, ordered refund of the demand amount and interest on it to Ganguly, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The revenue department made an appeal before the high court challenging the order.
Dismissing the appeal, a division bench comprising justices T S Sivagnanam and Hiranmay Bhattacharyya said that no question of law has arisen for consideration of this appeal.
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