Supreme Court upholds imposition of GST on lottery sales

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld imposition of Goods and Service Tax (GST) on sale of lotteries. A three-judge Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah ruled that the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the notifications issued under the same bringing lottery and gambling under GST net are valid. The petition filed by lottery dealer, Skill Lot…