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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 1698 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 840 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 1821 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 1341 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 5175 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 2820 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 1137 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CAAR Rejects Advance Ruling Plea as Roasted Areca Nut Classification Already Decided by HC

Custom Duty : CAAR declined to entertain an advance ruling application on roasted areca nut classification after finding that the issue had alre...

June 4, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Chilli Grinding Job Work GST Issue Left Undecided Due to Withdrawal of AAR Application

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka AAR disposed of the application after the applicant informed that GST demand orders on the same issue were already under...

June 2, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

GST Advance Ruling Application Withdrawn as ITC Time-Limit Issue Was Outside AAR Jurisdiction

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka AAR disposed of the application after observing that a request for extension of the ITC availment deadline did not fall ...

June 2, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Factory Canteen ITC Allowed Only to Extent of Actual Employer Expenditure

Goods and Services Tax : The authority clarified that ITC cannot be claimed on amounts recovered from employees toward canteen facilities. Credit is restri...

June 2, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

Fresh Isabgol Seeds Exempt from GST as They Remain Unprocessed After Harvest: AAR Gujarat

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat AAR held that Psyllium (Isabgol) Seeds procured from farmers and supplied without drying, freezing, or processing qual...

May 30, 2026 1341 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 1428 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 1599 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 1110 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 2253 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 2388 Views 0 comment Print


18% GST applicable on works contract services to Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam

September 13, 2022 1809 Views 0 comment Print

In re Suez India Private Limited (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Question-1 Whether the services provided as a Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam would be considered as a service provided to a governmental authority under GST Laws? Answer-1- Replied in affirmative. by way of Notification No. 15/2021-Central Tax (Rate) dated November 18, 2021, the lower rate of […]

GST not applicable on consideration received on sale of residential site

September 8, 2022 4113 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rabia Khanum (GST AAR Karnataka) The Applicant is an individual who owns land and planning to convert that land into residential sites and sell them to individuals and the applicant seeks advance ruling whether GST is applicable on sale of these sites. Thus CBIC has clarified that land may be sold either as […]

18% GST payable on construction work contract services to UP Jal Nigam

September 8, 2022 3585 Views 0 comment Print

18% GST payable on non-commercial establishments construction work contract services provided to Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam

AAR Telangana allows MED Equipments to withdraw application

September 7, 2022 672 Views 0 comment Print

In re MED Equipments (GST AAR Telangana) In the reference 1st cited, M/s. MED Equipments, Hyderabad, (36AALFM8128Q1ZG) has sought certain clarification by filing an application for Advance Ruling. The Case was posted for personal hearing on 24-03-22, 27-04-2022, 28-06-2022& 25-08-2022, However, in the reference 10th cited, M/s. MED Equipments, Hyderabad, have informed that they intended to […]

Project on which development charges are collected by CMDA falls within Chennai Metropolitan area

August 31, 2022 2922 Views 0 comment Print

In re VGK Property Developers Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether the units in the impugned Project with carpet area not exceeding 90 square meters and value not exceeding Rs. 45 lakhs, be considered an Affordable residential Apartment, based on its location within the revenue district and outside the jurisdiction of the revenue district of […]

No ITC on goods/services used for installation of Solar Power Panels being Plant and Machinery

August 31, 2022 15120 Views 0 comment Print

Input Tax Credit not eligible on Goods/Services used in installation of Solar Power Panels, which are considered as Plant and Machinery

GST applicable on Common Area Electricity charges collected on actual basis by RWA

August 31, 2022 10974 Views 0 comment Print

In re Close North Apartment Owner’s Association (GST AAR Haryana) Question 1. Whether GST is applicable on the Common Area Electricity charges collected, on actual basis, by the Applicant from the residents of the apartment complex, or not? Yes at the rate of 18% (SGST 9%+CGST 9%) Question 2. Whether GST is applicable on the […]

Classification of Air Conditioners in CKD/SKD condition

August 30, 2022 9255 Views 0 comment Print

In re Mitsubishi Electric India Private Limited (CAAR Delhi) The legal position regarding classification of goods in CKD/ SKD conditions are fairly settled. As per rule 2(a) of the GRI, “any reference in a heading to an article shall be taken to include a reference to that article incomplete or unfinished, provided that, as presented, […]

GST on construction of Police Station, houses under PM Awas Yojana & Smart City project

August 29, 2022 2598 Views 0 comment Print

GST on construction of houses and infrastructure activities to Karnataka Slum Development Board under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana , construction of buildings to Belagavi Smart City Limited under Smart City projects and construction of Police Station under the Karnataka Housing Board, Bangalore.

GST on Bio-mining & scientific closure services of legacy wastes at dumpsite to Municipal Corporation

August 25, 2022 5937 Views 0 comment Print

In re Zigma Global Environ Solutions Private Ltd (GST AAR Kerala) Question 1: Classification of the services i.e., ‘Bio-mining and scientific closure of legacy wastes at the dumpsite in Kureepuzha, Kollam’ to be provided by the Applicant to the Superintending Engineer, Kollam Municipal Corporation. Ruling: The above services are classifiable under SAC 9994 as per […]

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