CBIC directs GST officers to not summon senior execs in first instance

Also instructs them to not arrest a person if he has a different interpretation of law

Those not paying the goods and services tax (GST) because of differences in the interpretation of the law may not be arrested by the authorities, according to instructions issued by the investigation wing of GST under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

It has also said that the top brass of companies may not be summoned in the first instance, unless there are genuine reasons to believe that they are involved in decision-making leading to loss of revenue to the exchequer. Only those who have the intention to evade tax or utilise wrong input tax credits,