Affiliation Fees Not Taxable Under GST: Bombay High Court Quashes Rs. 16.90 Crore GST Demand on University of Mumbai

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Affiliation Fees Not Taxable Under GST: Bombay High Court Quashes Rs. 16.90 Crore GST Demand on University of Mumbai

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28/04/2026

By Mariya Paliwala

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The Bombay High Court has set aside a GST demand of over Rs. 16.90 crore raised against the University of Mumbai, holding that affiliation fees collected by a statutory university do not constitute a “supply” under GST law and are therefore not taxable. The bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Aarti Sathe has…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

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