We are what we are !!

  Mr.N.Venkatraman,Additional Solicitor General,GOI, has clearly brought the key aspects of this landmark judgment delivered by SC. The confusion stemmed from the attention-grabbing headlines  made by media, stating GST Council recommendations are non-binding on Centre and States and have only persuasive value at the most. The nuanced reading of this Judgment with its emphasis on cooperative federalism has not been clearly understood by opposition-ruled  states like TN. Politicians ruling in the States rarely understand that Cooperative Federalism  is a multiway street .CF not only means harmony in the  Centre-State relationship, but also means InterState harmony ( not at all seen even between contiguous States like TN,Kerala, Karnataka,AP)and  finally also means Intra-state harmony. When they keep harping on the point that States are not consulted by the Centre with respect to Indirect Taxation, they forget to what extent they do consult the...