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Landmark Madras HC Ruling: Hostels Now Classified as Residential, Not Commercial <\/h1> <\/div>

The Madras High Court has ruled that hostels should be classified as residential properties, not commercial ones, for property tax and utility charges. This decision reduces costs for hostel operators, sets a legal precedent, and raises new questions about GST treatment of hostel rentals. <\/p>

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<\/div> Krishna Gopal Varshney <\/a>

An editor at Myitronline<\/p> <\/div>