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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 1695 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 834 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 1335 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 123 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 180 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 402 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


AAR Telangana allows ‘Waterhealth India Private Limited’ to withdraw application

February 16, 2022 792 Views 0 comment Print

In re Waterhealth India Private Limited (GST AAR Telangana) In the reference 1st cited, M/s. Waterhealth India Private Limited, Hyderabad, (36AAACW5652P1ZQ) has sought certain clarification by filing an application for Advance Ruling. The Case was posted for personal hearing on 16.02.2022. However, in the reference 5th cited, M/s. Waterhealth India Private Limited, have informed through […]

GST payable on liquidated damages for delay in delivery

February 16, 2022 5013 Views 0 comment Print

In re Achampet Solar Private Limited (GST AAR Telangana) Whether liquidated damages recoverable by the applicant from Belectric India on account of delay in commissioning, qualify as a ‘supply’ under the GST law, thereby attracting the levy of GST? In the case of the applicant, liquidated damages are imposed for covering the loss of revenue […]

GST on design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of onboard train collision avoidance system (TCAS)

February 14, 2022 1890 Views 0 comment Print

Kernex TCAS JV is executing a contract for South Central Railways for design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of onboard train collision avoidance system (TCAS). The applicant is desirous of ascertaining the liability to tax under GST law on the execution of this contract on various counts including place of supply. Hence this application.

Yoga, Physical, Mental and Spiritual Practices – Taxability under GST

February 13, 2022 33783 Views 0 comment Print

‘Educating and training physical, mental and spiritual practices of Yoga’ are classifiable under Physical well-being including health club and fitness centre” Services under HSN code 999723 and liable to 18% GST.

CAAR closes application for advance ruling for non-prosecution by applicant

February 13, 2022 546 Views 0 comment Print

(The interest of state requires that there should be an end to litigation) dictate that a conclusion is arrived at in respect of the said transferred application, where the applicant has failed to pursue their application for obtaining an advance ruling. Hence, I order that the said application of M/s Allanasons Pvt. Ltd. be treated as closed on the ground of non-prosecution.

GST: AAR Punjab allows Harsh Agro and others to withdraw application

February 11, 2022 489 Views 0 comment Print

In re Harsh Agro and others (GST AAR Punjab) 1. M/ s Harsh Agro and others, as detailed in the table above and hereinafter referred to as ‘applicants’, had submitted an application for advance ruling in form GST ARA-01 dated 05.06.2018 seeking to know “whether GST is exempt or is applicable on the private Entrepreneurs Godowns […]

GST: AAR Punjab allows Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited to withdraw Application

February 11, 2022 540 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited (GST AAR Punjab) 1. M/s Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited, Guru Harsahai, Punjab, hereinafter referred to as ‘applicant’, had submitted an application for advance ruling in form GST ARA-01 vide his letter dated 06.08.2018 seeking to know “whether the items purchased/to be purchased and used/to be used for producing/generating electricity […]

GST payable on production and sale of seeds

February 11, 2022 35487 Views 2 comments Print

In re Ganga Kaveri Seeds Pvt. ltd. (GST AAR Telangana) 1. Storage of seeds in the storage facility/godown, loading/unloading and packaging by job worker are not exempt under: a. Serial No. 54E of Notification No. 12/2017 as this entry pertains to Services relating to cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, […]

Seed is not a agricultural produce & GST payable on its Storage & Packaging Services

February 11, 2022 12243 Views 1 comment Print

In re M. Narasimha Reddy & Sons (GST AAR Telangana) The applicant is supplying goods which are produce of cultivation of plants. However they are of seed quality and not grain, therefore further they are not meant for food, fibre, fuel or raw material for further processing. In the definition of agricultural produce, the word […]

AAR Karnataka allows C & A Sourcing International Ltd. to withdraw application

February 10, 2022 1062 Views 0 comment Print

In re C & A Sourcing International Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) applicant vide their letter dated 07.02.2022, received by e-mail, requested this authority to permit them to withdraw their application quoting the reason that the issues have been clarified by the CBIC vide Circular No. 159/15/2021-GST Dated: 20th September 2021 and hence there is no […]

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