Government can’t slap GST on license fee: Companies drag taxman to court

Mumbai: At a time when telecom majors are embroiled in a crisis over paying  AGR dues  and Goods and  Services Tax ( GST ) refund, a group of small companies have dragged the  government  to court over tax on license and spectrum fees.  The companies have filed a writ petition in the Goa bench of the Mumbai High Court and are challenging that the government cannot cha…