Why GST on casino licence fee, Bombay HC asks government

About six months after the intelligence arm of the indirect tax department slapped notices on Goa-based casinos, the Bombay  High Court has asked the department to explain why licence fees for operating a  casino should be treated differently from liquor licence fees. The  Goa bench of the Bombay High Court made the demand while hearing a writ petition filed by some Goan casinos cha…