Restaurant owner first to claim trial for GST-related offence

Raja Bunesh Bagam Kamarudeen

SHAH ALAM: Less than a month after the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST), a restaurant is the first in the nation to claim trial under the GST Act 2014 at the Sessions Court here.

The owner, Raja Bunesh Bagam Kamarudeen, 38, was summoned and stood outside the witness dock to hear the five charges against her establishment, Restoran Hameeds Corner located in Seksyen 16, Petaling Jaya, on Thursday morning.