Divakar Vijayasarathy, Founder & Managing Partner, DVS Advisors LLP said: “The states would have had a fair idea of what is coming their way considering the opinion of Attorney General was clear that the centre is not liable to pay for the compensation. However, the bifurcation of the shortfall as due to GST and due to Covid would have not been expected. The decision making has again been postponed by another 7 working days.