Explains how High Courts use writ jurisdiction to correct GST actions taken without jurisdiction, reasoning, or adherence to natural justice. Highlights key rulings where SCNs and orders were quashed for procedural violations.
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 requires eligible companies to spend 2% of average profits on approved CSR activities, ensuring corporate contributions to education, health, environment, and social development.
Tamil Nadu GST AAR rejected a request on granting multiple registrations at a single virtual office, clarifying that advance rulings apply only to the applicant’s own GST matters.
Clarifies that GST is not applicable on canteen charges recovered from employees but is leviable on amounts recovered from contractual workers, following statutory and contractual distinctions.
Renting a property to an unregistered entity for providing residential accommodation to students and professionals does not qualify for GST exemption. The registered lessor must pay 18% GST under Notification 11/2017.
The Tamil Nadu AAR ruled that GST does not apply to funds deposited by shippers and forwarded to carriers without deductions, as the applicant merely acts as a facilitator.
The ruling examines the composition of lime products and holds that impurities of 10–15% place them under Heading 2522. The Authority concludes that the applicable GST rate is 5%.
The ruling held that rent for a godown used to store paddy is exempt from GST because paddy qualifies as agricultural produce. The decision confirms that storage services for eligible produce fall under Nil-rated agricultural support services.
The ruling holds that non-monetary benefits on which TDS is deducted qualify as consideration for support services. It affirms that such benefits constitute taxable supply under GST.
The Supreme Court held that filing chargesheets without sufficient evidence wastes judicial resources and risks unfair prosecution. Only cases with a reasonable prospect of conviction should proceed.
