Escorts Kubota Limited has informed the Exchange about Update on Litigation(s)/dispute(s) or the outcome impacting the Company
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The State Tax Officer, Mandaveli Assessment Circle, Chennai, has passed an order dated March 26, 2026 dropping a GST tax demand of Rs. 46.79 Crores (along with applicable interest and penalty) against Escorts Kubota Limited for Financial Year 2019-20. The demand had originally been raised via Show Cause Notices dated May 07, 2025, where the company was accused of wrongfully classifying agricultural tractors as road tractors and computing tax on total GST turnover instead of only tractor turnover. The company had contested these grounds, and the tax authority has now ruled in the company's favour, fully dropping all demands. This brings closure to a long-running tax dispute that had been flagged in earlier stock exchange filings dated May 8, 2025, December 30, 2025, and January 30, 2026.
Positive for shareholders — the elimination of a Rs. 46.79 Crore potential tax liability (plus interest and penalty) removes a significant overhang on the stock and frees up cash that would have otherwise been at risk.