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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 payable on Transportation of Parcels by GSRTC in its Buses

March 22, 2022 4713 Views 0 comment Print

In re Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GST AAR Gujarat) GSRTC entered agreement with M/s Ashapura Trade and Transport Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as Ashapura) to provided space in its buses, on top of the bus as well as in bus cabin, for transporting parcels of Ashapura. The parcels booked by Ashapura and transported […]

GST on execution of works contract services for Nuclear Power Project

March 22, 2022 1422 Views 0 comment Print

In re SOM VCL(JV) (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) Q1. Whether the execution of works contract service at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project would be covered under S.No vi (or) vii of Notification No.24/2017 dated 21.09.2017 attracting GST@12% or 18% A1. The execution of works contract service for construction of residential quarters to the employees of Kudankulam […]

Advance ruling application cannot be admitted on questions already pending or decided

March 22, 2022 1236 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vaighai Agro Products Limited (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) As per Section 98(2) of the CGST Act, 2017, any application for advance ruling involving questions already pending or decided in any proceedings in the case of the applicant under any of the provisions of this Act shall not be admitted. In the applicant case, […]

5% GST payable on solvent Extracted spent Earth oil

March 21, 2022 5487 Views 0 comment Print

In re Coastal Fats & Oils Private Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) The solvent Extracted spent Earth oil is taxable at 5 % as per SI. No. 90 of Schedule I of notification No. 01/2017 Central Tax (Rate) Dt.28.06.2017. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, ANDHRA PRADESH 1. At the outset we […]

GST on Supply of Manpower for preparation and serving of spot Electricity Bills’ 

March 21, 2022 2016 Views 0 comment Print

In re Keshav Projects (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Whether the Supply of Manpower for preparation and serving of spot Electricity Bills’ services provided to Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Limited for Andhra Pradesh Rural Electrification including distribution of electricity (APCPDCL) can be termed as ‘Pure Services’ as referred in SI.No.3- (Chapter 99) of table […]

5% GST payable on administering of COVID-19 vaccination by hospitals

March 21, 2022 9825 Views 1 comment Print

AAR held that administering of COVID-19 vaccination by hospitals is a Composite supply, wherein the principal supply is the ‘sale of vaccine’ and the auxiliary supply is the service of ‘administering the vaccine’ and the total transaction is taxable at the rate of principal supply i.e, 5%.

GST on services for right to use minerals including its exploration & evaluation

March 20, 2022 1608 Views 0 comment Print

In re Anil Khirwal (GST AAR Jharkhand) The applicant sought Advance Ruling on the three questions i.e,- 1. What is the classification of service provided by the State of Jharkhand to the petitioner for which Royalty is being paid in light of the notifications mentioned below? 2. What is the GST Rate applicable on given […]

GST on Solar Power based devices & System

March 19, 2022 48597 Views 0 comment Print

AAAR concluded 18% GST on; Solar Controller Classifying under Chapter Heading 8504 ‘electrical transformers, static converters and inductors’; Structure  of Iron & Steel Classifying under Chapter Heading 7308;

Classification of Differential Pressure Sensors & Tyre Pressure Monitoring Sensors

March 18, 2022 4845 Views 0 comment Print

In re Tata Motors Ltd. (CAAR Mumbai) CAAR held that the differential pressure sensor and tyre pressure monitoring system merit classification under sub-heading 90262000 of the first schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF CUSTOMS AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, MUMBAI M/s Tata Motors Ltd. filed an application on 27.01.2022 seeking […]

Hostel Accommodation service with allied services – Mixed Supply

March 17, 2022 3144 Views 0 comment Print

AAAR Rajasthan held that Hostel Accommodation service for students with allied services, like Food etc. have been treated as Mixed Supply, attracting the highest rate of tax.

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