Interest on non-payment of GST may be recovered without notice

Backed by a court decision, the goods and services tax (GST) authorities may now directly recover interest accrued on non-payment of  GST  due to mismatch in invoices without sending any notice. In a recent matter of Bharti Airtel, the Punjab & Haryana High Court lifted a stay ordered earlier, to directly recover interest accrued to the tune of Rs 5.77 crore on late payment of tax du…