No Sales Tax Exemption For Railway Catering Services, Bombay HC Dismisses Petition By Union Of India [Read Order]

Dismissing a petition filed by the Union of India, Bombay High Court has held that railway catering services cannot be exempt from sales tax under Article 285 of the Constitution.Article 285 reads thus:“The property of the Union shall, save in so far as Parliament may by law otherwise provide, be exempt from all taxes imposed by a State or by any authority within a State.”Petitioners...