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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


Advance ruling application not maintainable on issue pending before Authorities

August 12, 2022 876 Views 0 comment Print

The issues raised in the instant application and the issues mentioned in the notice mentioned supra are one and the same i.e applicability of GST on supply of manpower service to M/s. Karnataka Institute of Leather Technology. Thus first proviso to Section 98(2) of the CGST Act 2017 is squarely applicable to the instant case, as all the conditions therein are fulfilled.

Amusement Park ride karts cannot be classified as Motor Vehicle

August 12, 2022 4770 Views 0 comment Print

Amusement park ride karts cannot be classified as Motor Vehicle & will attract GST @ 18% under HSN 9503 of Customs Tariff Act: AAR Karnataka

CAAR ruling not obtained by fraud or misrepresentation of facts not merit to be declared void

August 10, 2022 891 Views 0 comment Print

In re Spraytec India Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) It is not in dispute that no Show Cause Notice had been issued to the applicant by DRI, New Delhi regarding the past clearances at the time of the applicant filing application before the erstwhile AAR, even if it is acknowledged that DRI. New Delhi was investigating the issue […]

Classification of Lithium Ion Cell for use in manufacture of LED Emergency Bulb/Light

August 10, 2022 3198 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on issue as to whether the goods sought to be imported namely Lithium Ion Cell (Captive Consumption — For LED)” merits benefit under Sr. No. 471 of Exemption Notification No. 50/2017-Cus. dated 30.06.2017, as amended by Notification No. 02/2021-Cus. dated 01.02.2021 as part for use in manufacture of LED Emergency Bulb/ Light.

Exemption from BCD & IGST with respect to import of cable laying vessel

August 10, 2022 2211 Views 0 comment Print

The applicant intends to claim exemption from basic customs duty and Integrated Goods and Service Tax with respect to the import of cable laying vessel, as per Sr. Nos. 555 and 557C of the Notification No. 50/2017-Customs, dated June 30, 2017.

‘Indra Smart Pro’ EVSE merits classification under subheading 85371000

August 10, 2022 834 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant has indicated that they propose to import Indra Smart Pro The device provides electric power to the charger on board an EV which will, in turn, re-charge the vehicle’s batteries.

GST on fabrication & mounting of Tanker & Tripper on chasis

August 10, 2022 2217 Views 0 comment Print

Activity of fabrication & mounting of Tanker and Tripper on chasis supplied and owned by principal is supply of Service – 18% GST Payable

ITC eligible on receipt of direct services from same line of business

August 10, 2022 8766 Views 0 comment Print

ITC available on input services used for making outward taxable supply of same line of business subject to Notification No. 11/2017-CT (Rate)

No GST on canteen service charges collected from employees under contractual agreement

August 10, 2022 3348 Views 0 comment Print

GST leviable on contractual worker portion of canteen charges, which is collected by applicant and paid to Canteen service provider

GST rate on supply of design and construction of Road Service

August 10, 2022 17238 Views 0 comment Print

In re ITL-KCPL JV (GST AAR Gujarat) Q1. Whether the supply of design and construction of Roads and Services of TP-1 Area Under Cluster-A of MBSIR on EPC Basis wherein both goods and services are supplied can be construed to be a Composite Supply of Works Contract in terms of Section 2(119) and section 2(30) […]

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