High Court of Delhi13 August 2026

Kanwal Chaudhary v. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

For revenue

W.P.(C) NO. 9410 OF 2021

The ruling in brief

Where an Advocate registered as Insolvency Professional rendered insolvency and receivership services pursuant to NCLT appointment, such services were not classified as legal services and hence not covered under reverse charge, making professional liable under forward charge to obtain GST registration and issue GST- compliant invoices, while legal services rendered as Advocate would continue under reverse charge

Provisions considered

Section 11, read with section 9 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 - Section 16 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

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