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Ruling passed by Authority for Advance Rulings Customs , Central Excise & Service Tax. The Authority for Advance Rulings consists of a Chairman who is a retired Judge of the Supreme court and two members of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, one each from the Indian Revenue Service and the Indian Legal Service.

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GST on Canteen Services in Business Premises: Judicial Rulings & Analysis

Goods and Services Tax : Scenario-wise analysis of GST on business canteen services covering ITC, employee recovery, contractor supply, and statutory oblig...

May 10, 2026 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Quick Lime (90%) and Hydrated Lime (85-95%) Attract 5% GST: AAR Tamilnadu

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling examines the composition of lime products and holds that impurities of 10–15% place them under Heading 2522. The Auth...

December 4, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

Can ITC Be Used Across Unrelated Supplies? A Key GST Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : Gujarat AAAR rules ITC from one business can offset GST on unrelated output supplies under a single registration, emphasizing fung...

July 21, 2025 1746 Views 0 comment Print

जीएसटी में एडवांस रूलिंग: एक विस्तृत अवलोकन

Goods and Services Tax : जीएसटी के तहत एडवांस रूलिंग (AAR) की प्रक्रिया, प्रा...

July 21, 2025 1281 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week ending 22nd June 2025

CA, CS, CMA : Stay informed on India's latest regulatory changes from June 16-22, 2025. This summary covers Income Tax exemptions, GST amendment...

June 25, 2025 5118 Views 0 comment Print


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Functionality to search and view Advance Ruling Orders under GST

Goods and Services Tax : New functionality to search for GST Advance Ruling Orders issued by Authority / Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling on GST Por...

August 10, 2022 2793 Views 0 comment Print

GST Authorities of Advance/Appellate Rulings-Status Upto April 2019 

Goods and Services Tax : Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) constituted under the provisions of a SGST/ UTGST Act, in terms of the provisions of Section 96...

May 29, 2019 1119 Views 0 comment Print


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Kerala AAR Rejects GST Advance Ruling Plea Due to Hypothetical Queries

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that advance ruling applications cannot be based on hypothetical scenarios or academic questions. The Authorit...

May 16, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala AAR Grants GST Exemption on Inpatient Ayurvedic Services

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that medicines, consumables, room rent, and ancillary services provided during inpatient treatment form part o...

May 16, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Used Gunny Bags at 5% Because Reusable Bags Not Treated as Scrap: Kerala AAR

Goods and Services Tax : Kerala AAR held that used gunny bags sold after cattle feed manufacturing are reusable packing bags under HSN 6305 and not scrap. ...

May 16, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Member-Facilitator Transactions: Kerala AAR Rejects Plea Due to Prior Adjudication

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR rejected an advance ruling application after noting that the issue of GST applicability on member transactions had ...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Under RCM on Honorarium Paid to Temple Board Members as They Are Not Directors: Kerala AAR

Goods and Services Tax : The Authority ruled that the President and Members of the statutory temple board are not “directors” under GST notifications. ...

May 16, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print


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Maharashtra GST Authority Appoints New Member

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Authority makes changes in its lineup, appointing Shri. Ajaykumar Vaman Bonde as a member of Ad...

October 16, 2023 1407 Views 0 comment Print

Rajiv Ranjan appointed as member of Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority

Goods and Services Tax : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan has been appointed as member of Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority in the place of Mr. Rajiv Magoo. FINANCE DEP...

September 13, 2022 1584 Views 0 comment Print

Notification to re-constitute Himachal Pradesh Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : Governor of Himachal Pradesh, in supersession of this department’s notification of even No. dated 14.09.2020, published in the e...

January 20, 2022 1068 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Authority for Advance Ruling reconstituted

Goods and Services Tax : Governor of Delhi under Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, is pleased to reconstitute the Delhi Authority for Advance Ruling...

July 27, 2021 2232 Views 0 comment Print

Rajiv Magoo appointed as member of Maharashtra GST Advance Ruling Committee

Goods and Services Tax : Shri. Rajiv Magoo, Joint Commissioner of Central Tax has been appointed as member of Maharashtra GST Advance Ruling Committee in t...

April 29, 2021 2358 Views 0 comment Print


GST on supply of ready to eat and ready to cook food products

February 21, 2023 21105 Views 0 comment Print

In re SATS Food Solutions India Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) The applicant is engaged in the business of manufacture/production and supply of frozen food in institutional packs to companies in Aviation Industries, quick service restaurants, Hotels etc., across Ready To Eat (RTE)/ Ready To Cook (RTC)/ Processed and Semi Processed categories. The applicant has sought […]

GST AAR Ruling: HSN Classification & Tax Rate for Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK)

February 20, 2023 5565 Views 0 comment Print

Read the analysis and conclusion of the GST Advance Ruling (AAR) on the HSN classification and applicable tax rate for Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK) supplied by Brindavan Agrotech Private Limited.

Coir-pith compost is exempt from GST when sold in above 50 kg bags

February 17, 2023 9849 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 3(b) of Legal Metrology (Packaged commoditites) Rules, 2011, provides that the provisions of Chapter II of that Rules shall not apply to cement, fertilizers and agricultural farm produce sold in above 50 kg bags. Whether the coir-pith compost, which is also the bio-fertiliser, sold by the registered person, falls under this category and exempt from GST?

GST: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation is not Govt or Local Authority

February 17, 2023 1626 Views 0 comment Print

In re Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) i. Since the Government of Karnataka holds 99.99% of equity in the Corporation, whether the Corporation is considered as ‘Governmental Authority’ or ‘Local Authority’? Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited cannot be considered either as “Governmental Authority” or “Local Authority”. ii. Since the Corporation is fully […]

Services provided to BWSSB is service to governmental authority under GST

February 17, 2023 2718 Views 0 comment Print

In re Suez India Private Limited (AAR Karnataka) i. Whether the services provided to Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board would be considered as a service provided to a governmental authority under GST Laws? The services provided to Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) would be considered as a service provided to a Governmental […]

GST & Compensation cess on monthly lease fees of pre-owned Cars

February 13, 2023 12315 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dream Road Technologies Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Haryana) Q1. Whether GST Rate and HSN applicable to the monthly lease fees received from customers for leasing pre-owned Cars would be determined in accordance with serial no. 17 (viia) of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28- 06-2017 read with Notification No. 08/2018-Central Tax (Rate) […]

Classification of Amazon Fire TV Stick/HDMI digital media receiver

February 12, 2023 1935 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Mumbai held that Amazon Fire TV Stick/HDMI digital media receiver with dual core processor, dedicated Videocore4 GPU, 1 GB of memory and 8 GB of storage having a dual band, duel antenna 802.11 AC Wi-Fi is classifiable under CTH 8517 62 90 of First schedule of Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

GST on export of pre-packaged & labelled rice upto 25 Kgs to foreign buyer

February 9, 2023 3711 Views 1 comment Print

In re D D International Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Haryana) 1. Whether GST would be leviable on export of pre-packaged and labelled rice upto 25 Kgs, to foreign buyer? Yes 1. Whether GST would be applicable on supply of pre-packaged and labelled rice upto 25 Kgs, to exporter on ‘bill to ship to’ basis i.e., […]

No GST on bouquets made with dry parts of plants, foliage, flower buds & grasses

February 9, 2023 16386 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that ‘Bouquets’ made with dry parts of plants, foliage, flower buds, grasses, and branches of plants which dried, bleached, dyed, and coloured and sold with plastic foil packaging will be classifiable under Tariff Item No. 06039000 or 06049900 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and would be exempted from GST

Applicant cannot seek advance ruling in relation to supply where he is recipient of services

February 9, 2023 1158 Views 0 comment Print

In re Anmol Industries Limited (GST AAR West Bengal) Finally, we proceed to appreciate the issue of admissibility of this application with reference to section 103 of the GST Act and for that purpose, we like to reproduce sub­section (1) of section 103 of the GST Act which reads as follows: “Applicability of advance ruling.— […]

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