Cannot collect VAT in GST regime: Telangana HC

Hyderabad : A panel of the Telangana High Court ruled that collection of Value Added Tax/Turnover Tax over and above Goods and Services Tax (GST) is impermissible post the new tax regime. The panel speaking through Justice Vinod Kumar pointed out that the ‘respondents were either ignorant of the implementation of GST and repealing of VAT Act or turned a blind eye to the contractual obligations pro…