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description: "Union of India v. Mohit Minerals (2022) struck down GST on ocean freight, impacting fiscal federalism and guiding policymakers and legal experts."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Union of India v.
- Mohit Minerals (2022) is a Supreme Court of India ruling that struck down GST on ocean-freight imports and held that GST Council recommendations are not binding on legislatures.
- What did the Supreme Court actually strike down in Mohit Minerals?
- Are GST Council recommendations now legally non-binding?
- Why is this judgment significant for fiscal federalism?

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## Timeline

1. 19 May 2022

   1390 of 2022, decided ) is a judgment of a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India—Justices D.Y.

2. 28 June 2017

   10/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), both dated .

3. 29 June 2022

   The 47th GST Council meeting held in Chandigarh on 28– took place against this backdrop, with the Union Finance Ministry emphasizing that the Council had fun…

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In May 2022, after the Supreme Court ruled in Union of India v. Mohit Minerals, Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal cited the judgment to argue that states retained independent power to set GST rates.

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