IndiGo Hit With Penalty of Rs 13.16 Crore Imposed by Kuwait Tax Department Amid Operational Disruptions

InterGlobe Aviation Limited, the parent company that owns and operates IndiGo, has received an income tax demand with a penalty of KWD448,793 (around Rs 131,644,451) for the Financial year 2021-22 to FY 2024-2025, from Kuwait’s Department of Inspection and Tax Claims, Inspection Controller and Acting Director, Kuwait, on December 8, 2025.

The company has shared about the receipt of the above order under the mandatory disclosure of Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The company disagreed with the above tax demand, calling it incorrect. It believes that it has a strong case on merits and is supported by the advice of an external tax advisor, based on which, the company will take the necessary legal recourse against the tax demand.

InterGlobe Aviation said that the tax demand raised by the Kuwait Tax authorities has no significant impact on the financials, operation of any other activities of the company.

IndiGo is already facing many disruptions and significant financial loss because of the flight cancellations and compensation to the affected customers. Additionally, the airline also received a GST penalty order of Rs 117.52 Crore from the Joint Commissioner of Central Tax and Central Excise, CGST Kochi Commissionerate.