Supreme Court Allows Union of India's Appeals in Service Tax on Lottery Tickets Case — Holds That Service Tax on Promotion, Marketing, and Sale of Lottery Tickets Is Within Parliament's Competence Under Entry 97 List I Read With Article 248 of the Constitution, and Not Exclusively Within State's Domain Under Entry 62 List II. The Court upheld the constitutional validity of amendments to the Finance Act, 1994 levying service tax on services related to lotteries, reversing the Sikkim High Court's decision.
3 Mar 2025The Supreme Court, in a batch of appeals led by Union of India v. Future Gaming Solutions Pvt. Ltd., considered the constitutional validity of amendme...
