The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that the information regarding the GST invoics belongs to third parties cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2008. The Appellant, Vmula Madhu contested the averment of the Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, Warangal and stated that as per the information gathered from the public domain, the jurisdiction of the averred GSTIN falls under Central jurisdiction, Warangal. He further contended that both the Centre & State are collecting GST but both are evading the provision of information.
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