Delhivery's Ecom Express receives ₹1.79 crore Uttar Pradesh tax order

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Blacklitt Research29 October 20262 min read

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Delhivery (NSE: DELHIVERY) disclosed that its wholly owned subsidiary Ecom Express Limited received a tax order from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner SGST, Uttar Pradesh, confirming a demand of ₹1.79 crore, it said in a filing on 29 Oct 2026. The order is dated 28 Oct 2026 and covers FY 2022-23.

A tax order for FY 2022-23 under Section 73

Ecom Express Limited received the order on 28 Oct 2026, the date the filing gives for its receipt. The order was passed under Section 73 of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner SGST, Uttar Pradesh, and covers the financial year 2022-23.

The order confirms a tax demand of ₹1.79 crore, with interest of ₹1.34 crore and a penalty of ₹17.86 lakh.

The grounds: disallowed input tax credit

The demand was raised on account of disallowance of input tax credit, the filing says. Ecom Express will take necessary steps on the order, the company says.

Delhivery's latest reported quarter

In Q1 FY27 on a consolidated basis, Delhivery reported total income of ₹3,044.84 crore, up 25.6% from a year earlier, and net profit of ₹31.91 crore, down 65.0%.

Delhivery's market value was ₹29,752 crore at the 29 Oct 2026 close of ₹397.30 a share.

What the tax order means for Delhivery's shareholders

The company says there is no material impact on financials, operations or other activities of Ecom Express and Delhivery, quantifiable in monetary terms to the extent possible.

The filing does not say whether the amount will be paid or appealed, or whether any provision has been made for it. It gives no later dated step.

At a glance

Item	Detail
Subsidiary	Ecom Express Limited
Ownership	Wholly owned subsidiary of Delhivery Limited
Order date	28 Oct 2026
Authority	Office of the Deputy Commissioner SGST, Uttar Pradesh
Provision	Section 73, Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Financial year	FY 2022-23
Tax demand	₹1.79 crore
Interest	₹1.34 crore
Penalty	₹17.86 lakh
Grounds stated	Disallowance of input tax credit

Reference: Original filing (PDF)

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