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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


Latest Judiciary


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


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 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


GST on educating & training physical, mental & spiritual practices of Yoga

January 25, 2022 9672 Views 1 comment Print

In re Stonorti Marketplace Private Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) Question: Whether the services supplied by the applicant by way of educating and training physical, mental and spiritual practices of Yoga is exempted under Notification No. 12/2017-CT(R) dated 28-06-2017 under entry number 80? Answer: NO, it is not exempted. It will be covered under service having description […]

Supply of food by eating joints/central kitchen falls under ‘restaurant service’

January 25, 2022 3780 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shrivika Foodcraft (Prop. Mrs. Richa Jalani) (GST AAR Rajasthan) Supply of food by the entity partially or completely cooked in the central kitchen through or from the various eating joints would be covered by ‘restaurant service’ and the supply of all the items of food and beverages offered by the eating joints/central kitchen […]

GST on installation, commissioning, testing, supplying mechanical/electrical work for Machinery attached to concrete base

January 24, 2022 3204 Views 0 comment Print

In re HYT Engineering Company Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) We find that the major part of the contract is supply of goods i.e. Machinery and Plant, tools, gauges, instruments, office equipment & furniture and electrical goods. These goods are delivered to the client (JV) by the applicant and such goods are used by […]

ITC cannot be claimed for invoice issued in FY 2020-21 for Services related to FY 2018-19

January 24, 2022 4251 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vishnu Chemicals Limited (GST AAAR Andhra Pradesh) The tax invoice dated 01.04.2020 issued by the supplier of service for the rental service supplied for the period 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2019 is hit by the limitation for claiming ITC under Section 16(4) of the CGST/SGST Act, 2017. The appellant is not eligible to claim Input […]

No concessional GST on residential complex for employees of APHSL

January 24, 2022 1389 Views 0 comment Print

In re Siddartha Constructions (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) The residential complex under discussion is meant for the employees of Andhra Pradesh High Grade Steels Ltd. (APHSL) and not for the use of the persons like Members of Parliament, State Legislature, Panchayats, Municipalities or other local authorities. Neither they belong to the persons holding any constitutional […]

Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. (APIIC) is Govt entity for GST

January 24, 2022 2907 Views 0 comment Print

In re Siddartha Constructions (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. (APIIC) was formed in 1973 by GO No: 831 dated: 10.09.1973 issued by Government of Andhra Pradesh. As seen from the share holding ratios of the 41′ Annual Report for the years 2013-2014 as made available by APIIC website https://www.apiic.in, the […]

I-MAS POS consisting of Nickle/Cobalt Hydroxide, Graphite & moisture classifiable under CTH 28254000

January 23, 2022 939 Views 0 comment Print

In re Smartage Projects Pvt ltd (CAAR Mumbai) Thus, it is in terms of the chapter note 1 of chapter 28 read with Rules 1, 2 and 3(a) of the GIR, the goods proposed to be imported i.e. I-MAS POS, consisting of Nickle Hydroxide (78-80%), Cobalt Hydroxide (2-2.5%), Graphite (12-18%) and moisture (2.8%) is classifiable […]

GST payable on income earned from conducting Guest Lectures

January 21, 2022 10698 Views 1 comment Print

In re Sri Sairam Gopalkrishna Bhat (GST AAR Karnataka) a. Whether the income earned from conducting Guest Lectures, amounts to or results to as taxable supply of services? The income earned from conducting Guest Lectures, amounts to taxable supply of services as per entry No. (ii) of 21 of Notification No. 11/2017 Central Tax (Rate) […]

GST on Supply to Defence Machinery Design Establishment for use in warship building of Indian Navy

January 21, 2022 18390 Views 3 comments Print

Supplies made by the applicant to Defence Machinery Design Establishment (DMD) for the purpose of use in warship building of Indian Navy will qualify for the concessional rate of tax of 5% under CGST & SGST.

Rate of GST on supply of Outboard Motors to unregistered fishermen

January 21, 2022 2292 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sea Men Associates (GST AAR Karnataka) Rate of GST on supply of Outboard Motors to unregistered fishermen and whether the HSN Code for the same is 8407 or 8408?. The Outboard motors (marine engine) and its spare parts supplied for fishing vessel for use as part of the fishing vessel- CTH 8902) shall […]

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