New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- With the deteriorating air quality in the Capital, the Delhi High Court today directed that the issue of reducing or rationalising Goods and Services Tax (GST) on air purifiers be placed before the GST Council for consideration at the earliest.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a Bench, headed by the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, took note of the adverse impact of severe air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) and the need to examine whether air purifiers should attract a lower GST rate.
The PIL was filed by Advocate Kapil Madan and argued by Senior Advocate Arvind Nayar.
The petitioner contended that air purifiers perform a preventive and health-protective role and ought to b...