Dharma Productions Wins Rs. 12.11 Crores GST Case in Bombay High Court; Court Rejects Film Copyright Being Treated as IT Software

Dharma Productions wins Rs. 12.11 crores GST case in Bombay High Court; court rejects film copyright being treated as IT software

Dharma Productions has secured relief from the Bombay High Court in a Rs. 12.11 crores GST dispute concerning the licensing of copyright in its cinematographic films. The court quashed the tax demand after finding that the electronic delivery of film content could not, by itself, lead to its classification as “Information Technology Software”.A bench comprising Justice M.S. Karnik and Justice Sandesh D. Patil was hearing petitions filed by Dharm…

Bombay High Court Scraps ₹79.7 Crore GST Notice Against Dharma Productions

Mumbai: In a major ruling for India’s media and entertainment industry, the Bombay High Court has struck down a tax demand of over ₹79.72 crore against Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and its digital arm, Dharmatic Entertainment The court ruled that licensing a feature film or web series does not become “Information Technology Software” merely because […]

Is cinema software? Bombay HC rejects GST officials’ case

The case involved Dharma Productions and Maharashtra GST orders covering film copyright licensing between FY 2017–18 and FY 2020–21.