<p>New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea of the E-gaming Federation against the levy of 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all forms of online real-money gaming.</p>.<p>A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the federation, and Additional Solicitor General N Venkataramani before issuing notices on the plea.</p>.<p>The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence has also been asked to respond to the plea within two weeks.</p>.<p>The top court took note of the submissions of both the counsel that several high courts are seized of similar petitions and are passing orders.</p>.<p>The petitioners also include Dream 11, Games 24x7, and Head Digital Works.</p>.<p>The GST council had, in one of its meetings in July last year, recommended that online gaming along with casinos and horse racing be taxed at a uniform rate.</p>.<p>The GST council had decided that there should not be any distinction between ‘games of skill’ and ‘games of chance’.</p>.<p>The bench said it will hear the plea soon and appointed the nodal counsel for filing a common compilation for it.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea of the E-gaming Federation against the levy of 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all forms of online real-money gaming.</p>.<p>A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the federation, and Additional Solicitor General N Venkataramani before issuing notices on the plea.</p>.<p>The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence has also been asked to respond to the plea within two weeks.</p>.<p>The top court took note of the submissions of both the counsel that several high courts are seized of similar petitions and are passing orders.</p>.<p>The petitioners also include Dream 11, Games 24x7, and Head Digital Works.</p>.<p>The GST council had, in one of its meetings in July last year, recommended that online gaming along with casinos and horse racing be taxed at a uniform rate.</p>.<p>The GST council had decided that there should not be any distinction between ‘games of skill’ and ‘games of chance’.</p>.<p>The bench said it will hear the plea soon and appointed the nodal counsel for filing a common compilation for it.</p>