M/S.N M D C Ltd

a) Whether the royalty paid in respect of Mining Lease can be classified as “Licensing services for Right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation falling under the heading 9973 attracting GST at the same rate of tax as applicable on supply of like goods involving transfer of title in goods?
b) Whether statutory contributions made to District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) as per MMDR Act, 1957 amounts to “Supply” and whether the same is liable for GST under reverse charge.

States/UT
Order No. & Date
KAR/AAR/69/2019-20 dated 21.09.2019
Order date
21-09-19
Category
97 (2) (a) (e)
Year