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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 1707 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 1350 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 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


Ruling of AAR is binding upon Revenue authorities

June 21, 2022 2232 Views 0 comment Print

EY Global Services Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) ITAT finds itself in agreement with the submissions made by the ld. DR for the Revenue. AO has only followed the ruling of AAR in assessee’s own case and as per the provisions of section 245S of the Act, ruling of Hon’ble AAR is binding upon the […]

Spot coolers merit classification under subheading 84158290

June 19, 2022 1860 Views 0 comment Print

In re Toyota Tsusho India Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) As per the explanatory notes to heading 8415, the heading excludes refrigeration units designed to maintain a fixed temperature well below 0°C in a closed chamber (e.g., lorry, trailer or container), and fitted with a heating system to raise the temperature in the chamber, within certain […]

Laden/unladen IBCs imported into India are eligible to avail exemption

June 19, 2022 2583 Views 0 comment Print

In re GDPK Returnable Solutions India Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) Temporary import/re-export of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) as reusable packing containers and its eligibility to avail duty exemption (a) the laden/ unladen IBCs imported into India are eligible to avail the exemption under the Notification No. 104/94-Cus., dated 16.03.1994; (b) There is no requirement to […]

Applicant seeking Advance ruling not maintainable if Applicant is not supplier

June 17, 2022 462 Views 0 comment Print

In re Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan (GST AAR Rajasthan) As per Section 95 of CGST Act, 2017; this authority shall decide on matters or on questions specified in sub-section (2) of Section 97, in relation to the supply of goods or services or both being undertaken or proposed to be undertaken, by the applicant […]

AAR Maharashtra allows Bombay Presidency Radio Club Ltd to withdraw application

June 17, 2022 351 Views 0 comment Print

Application in GST ARA Form No. 01 of M/s. THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY RADIO CLUB LTD., vide reference ARA No. 66 Dated 01.01.2021 is disposed of, as being withdrawn voluntarily and unconditionally.

AAR Maharashtra allows Ashok Nagar Co Op Housing Societies Association Ltd to withdraw application

June 17, 2022 306 Views 0 comment Print

Application in GST ARA Form No. 01 of by MIS. Ashok Nagar Co Op Housing Societies Association Ltd, vide reference Online ARA Application Dated 10.08.2020 is disposed of, as being withdrawn voluntarily and unconditionally.

AAR Maharashtra allows Abhilekh Nitin Vaidya to withdraw application

June 17, 2022 462 Views 0 comment Print

The Application in GST ARA Form No. 01 of M/s. Abhilekh Nitin Vaidya, vide reference Online ARA Application Dated 25.07.2019 is disposed of, as being withdrawn voluntarily and unconditionally.

Value of diesel provided free of cost by service recipient not includible in value of GTA service

June 16, 2022 3087 Views 0 comment Print

The value of diesel filled free of cost (FOC) by the service recipient is not includable in the value of the GTA service proposed to be provided by the Applicant in the facts and circumstances of the present application subject to conditions as mentioned in draft Transport Service Agreement/ contract incorporated in the body of this decision/ruling.

Optoma data projectors classifiable under sub-heading 85286200

June 14, 2022 948 Views 0 comment Print

In re Audio Distribution House Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) CAAR held that projectors Optoma X309ST, Optoma X319ST, Optoma W319ST, Optoma ZW350 and Optoma ZX300 are classifiable under sub-heading 85286200 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and would be eligible to avail benefit of Sr. No. 17 of Notification No. 24/2005-Customs, dated […]

Creative Touch 5- series Interactive Flat panel (IFP) merit classification under CTH 8471

June 14, 2022 1998 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR held that Creative Touch 5-series Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) (Model-5652RK, 5752RK, 5862RK) merit classification under sub heading 8471 4190 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

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