GST cess on sanitary napkins: SC stays proceedings in Delhi, Bombay High Courts

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed proceedings in the Delhi and Bombay High Courts on cases related to levying Goods and Services Tax (GST) on sanitary napkins.

The top court further said it would hear all cases pertaining to this matter if they were stalled from being examined in state high



courts.

Petitioners have also been issued notices by the apex court in this regard.

Protests have been witnessed in different pockets of the country demanding the exemption of sanitary napkins under the GST ambit, in a bid to promote sanitation and hygiene among women.