IndiGo has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a refund of Rs 900 crore paid as customs duty on aircraft engines and parts re-imported after overseas repairs, sources told Republic Media Network.

The airline argued that the duty amounts to unconstitutional double taxation since GST on repair services was already paid.

The case was listed before Justices Prathiba M Singh and Shail Jain, but Justice Jain recused herself because her son is an IndiGo pilot. It will now be placed before another Bench.

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IndiGo said it paid the duty under protest across 4,000+ bills of entry, despite earlier tribunal and High Court rulings that such re imports are a service under GST and cannot be taxed again as go

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