Supreme Court to hear customs department’s plea in IndiGo IGST dispute over re-imported parts

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a dispute between the customs department and InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., which operates India’s largest airline IndiGo, over whether Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) should be levied on the repair costs of goods re-imported into India after being sent abroad for maintenance.

A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan issued a notice to IndiGo after hearing the custom department’s plea.