The demand order has been received with respect to short payment of output tax with interest and penalty thereon
Parent entity of food delivery company Zomato and quick commerce platform Blinkit, Eternal has received a goods and services tax (GST) demand order, along with penalty and interest, worth Rs 3.7 crore for the period between April 2019 to March 2020.
The company, in a regulatory filing, noted that the order was passed by the Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals), West Bengal. The demand order is concerned with the short payment of output tax with interest and penalty thereon, the company added in the official statement,
“The Company has received an order on 06 January 2026 for the period April 2019 to March 2020 passed by Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals), West Bengal confirming demand of GST of Rs 1,92,43,792, with interest of Rs 1,58,12,070 and penalty of Rs 19,24,380,” the official statement added.
The company noted that it believes that it has a strong case on merits which is backed by opinions from its external legal and tax advisors. The company will be filing an appeal against the order before the appropriate authority.
Earlier, after the calls for nationwide strike by gig workers on the New Year’s Eve (NYE) raised concerns over the deliveries of the food delivery and quick commerce companies, Deepinder Goyal, Founder of Eternal has stated that Zomato and Blinkit delivered at a record pace on NYE, unaffected by the strikes.
Support from local law enforcement helped keep the small number of miscreants in check, enabling over 4.5 lakh delivery partners across both platforms to deliver more than 75 lakh orders to over 63 lakh customers during the day, he wrote in a LinkedIn post.
