India, Dec. 23 -- The apartment owners associations (AOAs) are opposing the Uttar Pradesh tax department's move to impose 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) over maintenance or electricity charges paid by the apartment owners in Noida's housing societies.

While the government terms imposition of GST as lawful, the AOAs have objected to the tax arguing that the maintenance or electricity charges collection is not a commercial activity to invite such tax.

The tax department has served notices to 25 housing societies including sector 45 based Prateek Stylome housing complex, Antriksh society in Sector 78 and Prateek Wisteria in Sector 77 among others, asking AOA office-bearers to be present personally and also furnish the records sin...