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Nexgen Energia appoints Abhinav Govil as head-marketing
Mumbai: Abhinav Govil has been named head of marketing, performance marketing, brand management, strategic planning through integrated marketing campaigns, for business transformation in the Indian market by Nexgen Energia, a Noida-based alternative fuel energy company with the fastest growing market share.
Prior to this, Govil served as general manager – marketing & strategy at Approach Advertising & Exhibitors, where he was in charge of planning, implementing, and administering various marketing-related decisions as well as launching product campaigns through focused market research and competitor studies.
In June 2022, he joined Nexgen Energia as director of marketing for the company’s energy business division.
The company said in a statement, “Govil has expertise in marketing & strategy with a vision to invest and expand business functions in diverse fields. He worked across geographies in India with cross functional experience of over a decade in core areas of brand & marketing management.”
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
