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Vrinda is a Principal Associate at the Delhi office of the Firm. Vrinda brings over a decade of extensive experience in Indirect Tax litigation and advisory services. Her expertise includes appearances and assistance in a wide array of matters before the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, High Courts, Supreme Court, and lower tax authorities.

She has provided counsel to prominent multinational and domestic companies on diverse issues encompassing erstwhile indirect tax laws, GST, Foreign Trade Policy, Customs, FEMA/RBI guidelines, and more. Vrinda has successfully navigated sectors such as telecom, alco-bev, railways, mining, insurance, hotels, manufacturing, and service industries.

• Represented a client in a case before the Uttarakhand High Court, where the State GST Department had issued show-cause notices (SCNs) denying a claim of refund based on the wrong classification. This action was taken without considering that the Central GST authorities had also issued a SCN on the same issue, which was pending consideration.
• Represented a leading manufacturer of steel tubes in appellate proceedings before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal;
• Represented a client before Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal in obtaining relief against demand of duty on removal of used capital goods under Central excise laws.
• Assisted and represented an association of leading companies from the alco-bev industry before the Supreme Court on the issue of taxability of ‘Extra-Neutral Alcohol’ under GST vis-à-vis VAT;
• Assisted and represented a leading nationalised bank before the Punjab & Haryana High Court in relation to claim for refund of tax under GST laws;
• Assisted and represented a leading telecom company before VAT Tribunal and High Court on the issue of taxability of chargers sold along with mobile phones under State VAT laws.