Volume of litigation under GST regime to grow in a big way: Experts

A spate of show cause notices, statutory appeals and review petitions is likely to grow the volume of litigation substantially over the next two-three years, say experts

Last month, the power of GST officers to arrest tax evaders hogged headlines and courts’ time. Following conflicting orders from various high courts, the apex court stepped in. A three-judge Supreme Court Bench is now looking at the constitutionality of such arrest powers in course of an investigation.

Similarly, conflicting views of advance ruling authorities have sent tax experts and businesses into a tizzy. Anti-profiteering disputes are being litigated at various fora by multiple taxpayers.

Tax experts say GST-related litigation,  so far, has mostly been confined to writ petitions filed before various high courts. “The ‘mainstream litigation’ under GST is set to