Whether GST is payable on cancellation charges/ penalty/ liquidated damages ?
TRT-2026-346

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - In the present case, the agreement provides that the liability of payment of these liquidated damages by the Contractor will be established once the delay in successful completion of trial operation is established on the part of the Contractor. Thus, the act of delayed supply has happened. The same is being tolerated by an additional levy in the nature of liquidated damages. The agreement has also provided tha.....

TRT-2026-186

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - We note that the same are being retained by the appellant from the initial amounts given to them for booking a booth, when the same is subsequently cancelled by the customer and the amount is refunded to them. Admitted position, which emerges is, that no booths are ultimately rented out by the appellant to their customers. As explained, such cancellation charges are for putting the appellant into inconvenience by initially booking the b.....