A tale of two bananas: The GST dilemma

Much has been written on actor Rahul Bose being charged an astronomical amount of Rs 442.50 (inclusive of GST) for two bananas at the JW Marriott hotel in Chandigarh. After the furor, the GST authorities issued a show-cause notice to the hotel and levied a penalty of Rs 25,000 (under Section 125 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017), presumably, for incorrectly collecting…