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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 1344 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


GST not leviable on supply incurred during warranty period, free of cost

February 28, 2022 3219 Views 0 comment Print

Q2. Whether GST leviable on supply of materials and labour charges incurred during the warranty period, free of cost? A2. Supply of materials and labour while rendering warranty services during the warranty period, free of cost, does not attract GST

Multiple GST registrations for multiple companies from same address: AAR rejects application

February 28, 2022 27603 Views 0 comment Print

In re Spacelance Office Solutions Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Can GST registrations be allowed for multiple companies from same address, provided they follow all GST rules related to ‘Principle Place of Business’? An applicant can seek an Advance Ruling only in relation to supply of goods or services or both undertaken or proposed to […]

Only supplier is eligible to seek advance ruling under GST

February 28, 2022 2517 Views 0 comment Print

In re A. Nirmala (GST AAR Tamilnadu) AAAR held that if a recipient obtains a ruling on the value to be adopted of his inward supply of goods or services, the supplier of such goods or services is not bound by that ruling and he is free to assess the supply according to his own […]

Obesity is not a disease – Orlistat pellet cannot be classified as medicaments

February 23, 2022 4488 Views 0 comment Print

In re Smt. Rama Devi Guttikonda (GST AAR Telangana) AAR held that Obesity is not a disease and hence reduction of weight cannot be seen as a treatment against a disease. Therefore The pharmaceutical Pellets and Granules except Orlistat pellet manufactured by the applicant can be classified as medicaments under Sl. No.62 of Schedule II […]

No advance ruling where supplies undertaken prior to date of filing of application

February 22, 2022 3018 Views 2 comments Print

Since the question posed by the applicant related to supplies undertaken prior to the date of filing of the application for advance ruling, no ruling can be given on the questions. Hence, it is not maintainable and rejected.

AAR Maharashtra allows ‘Sonai Tarmat JV’ to withdraw application

February 22, 2022 717 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sonai Tarmat JV (GST AAR Maharashtra) The present application has been filed under Section 97 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [hereinafter referred to as “the CGST Act and MGST Act” respectively ] by M/S. Sonai Tarmat JV , the applicant, […]

GST on installation of Fire Fighting System

February 22, 2022 27459 Views 0 comment Print

The services provided by the applicant in installing Fire Fighting System will be covered under Item number (xii) in Col.(3) of entry No.3 of notfn No.11/2017-CT(R) dated 28.6.2017 as amended & liable to GST @18%. The road cutting charges paid/payable to Jaipur Nagar Nigam under reverse charge mechanism, by the Applicant will be included in the value of supply liable to GST @18% as the applicant is not qualified as a pure agent in the instant case.

CAAR Order on grounds of Awaiting Decision of Delhi High Court

February 21, 2022 1287 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Mumbai) M/s. Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. (the applicant, hereinafter) had filed 10 applications for advance rulings before the Authority for Advance Rulings, Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, New Delhi (AAR, hereinafter). These applications were pending at the time of appointment of the Customs Authorities for […]

Amazon wireless Speaker device classifiable under heading 8518

February 21, 2022 2688 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Mumbai) CAAR held that wireless speaker device model no. P5B83L merits classification under heading 8518 and more specifically under subheading 85182100 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF CUSTOMS AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, MUMBAI Ruling M/s. Amazon Seller Services Pvt. […]

CAAR closes application of ‘Jabil Circuit India Pvt. Ltd.’ for non-prosecution

February 19, 2022 1365 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jabil Circuit (CAAR Mumbai) As applicant has failed to submit the requisite information and express their willingness to appear for personal hearing, CAAR order that the said application of M/s. Jabil Circuit India Pvt. Ltd. shall be treated as closed on the ground of non-prosecution. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF CUSTOMS AUTHORITY OF […]

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