India, Oct. 16 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday criticised the central government for withdrawing Goods and Services Tax (GST) concessions on the purchase of cars for differently-abled individuals, observing that the move amounted to "positive discrimination."

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela thus directed the Centre's counsel to seek instructions and clarify the rationale behind the decision.

The court was dealing with a petition filed by the All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB)'s notification challenging the Union Ministry of Heavy Industry's October 8 notification of uniformly reducing GST on vehicles from 28% to 18%, without making any provision for persons with locomotor disability.

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