Centre Tells Delhi High Court: Only GST Council can Order GST Cut on Air Purifiers

The Central government told the Delhi High Court that courts cannot order a GST reduction on air purifiers, arguing it would violate the doctrine of separation of powers.

The statement came in response to a PIL that sought to classify air purifiers as medical devices and cut GST from 18% to 5%.

The Centre said the GST Council is the only constitutional body authorised to decide GST rates under Article 279A. It stressed that tax rate decisions follow a consensus-based cooperative federalism process between the Union and States, balancing fiscal priorities, and judicial directions would override this framework. 

The High Court will hear the matter again on January 9.