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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


Handheld enterprise mobile computers classifiable under subheading 84713090

October 25, 2022 831 Views 0 comment Print

In re RET-Tech Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) M/s. RET-Tech Private Limited (the applicant, in short) filed an application before the Customs Authority for Advance Ruling, Mumbai (CAAR, in short) seeking advance rulings on the classification of the devices namely handheld enterprise mobile computers, having the following models: – Table-1 SI.No. Model Product is with / […]

Nokia 7210 SAS products classifiable under subheading 85176290 as routers

October 25, 2022 1041 Views 0 comment Print

In re Nokia Solutions and Networks India Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) CAAR held that the Nokia 7210 SAS products are classifiable under subheading 85176290 as routers and are eligible to avail the benefit under Sr. No. 13N of Notification No. 24/2005-Customs, as amended. FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF CUSTOMS AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, MUMBAI […]

Intelligent flight batteries classifiable under subheading 85076000

October 25, 2022 2514 Views 0 comment Print

In re PN Trade and Services (CAAR Mumbai) An intelligent flight battery is a lithium-ion rechargeable and removable battery to power a drone. As per HSN explanatory notes to heading 8507, these batteries. also known as electric accumulators, are characterised by the fact that the electrochemical action is reversible so that the accumulator may be […]

In absence of test reports & details of composition of goods they cannot be treated as identical or similar

October 25, 2022 1485 Views 0 comment Print

In re BASF India Limited (CAAR Mumbai) The question raised in the applicant’s application for Advance Ruling was whether the said Vitamin Premixes were classifiable under Heading 23.09 or under Heading 29.36. The said question raised in the applicant’s application is the same as in number of matters decided by the Appellate Tribunal and Courts, […]

GTA service: GST payable on Value of free diesel filled by service recipient

October 21, 2022 1959 Views 0 comment Print

The value of free diesel filled by the service recipient in the vehicle(s) provided by the applicant will subject to the charge of GST by adding the free value of diesel to arrive at the transaction value of GTA service.

UK CAMPA falls under State Government category under CGST Act, 2017

October 21, 2022 1899 Views 0 comment Print

In re M D Power Transmission Corporation of  Uttaranchal Limited (GST AAR Uttarakhand) Q1. Whether UK CAMPA, falls under the ambit of the definition of “Government” as laid under section 2(53) of the Central Goods & Service Tax (CGST) Act, 2017? A1. UK CAMPA falls under the category of State Government as per the provisions […]

Value of rent free space, free water & electricity will form part of value of supply

October 21, 2022 786 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vinayak Air Products Private Ltd (GST AAR Uttarakhand) Whether the water and electricity charges as well as the notional rent of the land, provided free of charge by BHEL, CFFP to the applicant, shall form part of the value of supply of oxygen gas by the applicant? Section 15(2)(b) ibid specifically includes any […]

GST on ‘coal rejects’ whose invoice is raised upon washery/job-worker

October 21, 2022 3753 Views 0 comment Print

In re Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (GST AAR Punjab) (i) Whether the ‘coal rejects’ whose invoice is raised by Applicant upon washery/job-worker, is taxable under GST Act and Compensation Cess Act in the hands of Applicant? Yes, Coal rejects are to be classified under HSN 2701 and are taxable at 5% GST Rate Rs. […]

Annual operation & maintenance of compactor and hook loader for lifting & removal of garbage is a composite supply of goods & services

October 21, 2022 2319 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that, supply of services to the Government or Government authority for annual operation and maintenance of capacity portable compactor and hook loader cannot be regarded as pure services and it is a composite supply of goods and services as it involves supply of goods like spare parts.

Shifting of electrical utilities cannot be regarded as road construction services

October 21, 2022 5142 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shree Powertech (GST AAR West Bengal) Sub-contractor would not be eligible for GST concession rate as main contractor on shifting of electrical utilities The West Bengal Authority of Advance Ruling (“the WBAAR”) in Re: M/s Shree Powertech [WBAAR 17 of 2022 dated October 21, 2022] ruled that the subcontractors are not eligible for […]

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