« From the Courts » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Delhi HC Declines to Rule on 18% GST Applicability to Diagnostic Services, Directs AAR to Decide Independently «  SC: DTA will override the provisions of Income Tax Act... Punjab Govt appeal dismissed... » Tata Hospital not liable to pay sales tax March, 21st 2008 The Supreme Court has ruled that Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur, a division of Tata Steel, is not liable to pay sales tax on the amount charged for medicines administered during the course of treatment of non-employee patients.   The court dismissed the Jharkhand governments petition challenging the Ranchi high courts judgement that held the supply of medicines, surgical items, vaccines, x-ray films and plates by Tata Main Hospital to its non-employee indoor patients was part and parcel and incidental to the medical services rendered to these patients.