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New Delhi: In a relief to advocates across the country, the Delhi High Court today stayed a Central government notification levying service tax on practising lawyers.'The notification is stayed,' a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Sanjiv Khanna said, on a petition by Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) challenging the Centre's notification.
The bench also issued notice to the Union government on DHCBA's plea and asked it to file its response within two weeks. The next hearing has been fixed for May 23.
The government had on April 25 notified the Legal Practitioners Bill, 2010 for imposing 10 per cent tax on the fee charged by lawyers for their legal services. The bill was to be implemented from May 1.
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The bench also issued notice to the Union government on DHCBA's plea and asked it to file its response within two weeks. The next hearing has been fixed for May 23.
The government had on April 25 notified the Legal Practitioners Bill, 2010 for imposing 10 per cent tax on the fee charged by lawyers for their legal services. The bill was to be implemented from May 1.
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