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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 1701 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


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 leviable on residential land provided on lease basis

August 6, 2021 2214 Views 0 comment Print

In re Gwalior Development Authority (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Q1. We are providing residential land on lease basis for which we are charging or receiving lease premium whether GST is leviable or not? It is well accepted that in the case of ambiguity in a provision of law, the interpretation shall be liberal. However, in […]

GST on Supply of LPG & Related services to industrial users

August 6, 2021 4194 Views 0 comment Print

In re SHV Energy Private Limited (GST AAR Telangana) 1. Whether sale of LPG, Collection of Take or Pay Charges for not lifting minimum assured quantity and rental charges for Supplier Gas System installed at the customer premises to store the LPG which is a condition precedent for supply of LPG be treated as composite supply […]

Place of supply is Location of recipient in case of Construction of Immovable property Outside India

August 5, 2021 4317 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sri Avantika Contracts (I) Limited (GST AAR Telangana) 1. Whether the construction of Institute of Security and Law Enforcement studies at Addu City in Maldives, constructed for Government of Maldives under an Memorandum of Understanding between India and Maldives falls within the GST net? The applicant who is the supplier of service & […]

Apple Home Pod classifiable under TI 8517 6290: AAR Customs

August 4, 2021 2346 Views 0 comment Print

In re Apple India Private Limit (Custom Authority for Advance Ruling, Mumbai) Considering the attributes of the device in question, which is capable of receiving voice commands, covert such voice commands into text to perform multiple tasks, e.g., stream music from the internet or another Apple device, retrieve information available in the net like weather, […]

AAR allows ‘Rotary Club of Bombay Pier’ to withdraw application

August 4, 2021 897 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rotary Club of Bombay Pier (GST AAR Maharashtra) The Application in GST ARA Form No. 01 of M/s. Rotary Club of Bombay Pier, vide reference ARA No. 29 dated 12.09.2020 is disposed of, as being withdrawn voluntarily and unconditionally. FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, MAHARASHTRA The present application […]

MDEs & parts thereof taxable @ 5% if supplied exclusively to shipyard & Indian Navy

August 2, 2021 1311 Views 0 comment Print

In M/s. MAN Energy Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. [GST-ARA, Application No. 56 dated October 17, 2019], M/s. MAN Energy Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (Applicant) has sought an advance ruling on, whether the supply of marine diesel engines (MDEs) and parts exclusively and directly to shipyards or Indian Navy by the Applicant for use in manufacture […]

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) – An Outline

August 1, 2021 2445 Views 0 comment Print

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) – an Outline In order to avoid needless litigations and to aid the non-residents and seeking clarifications on the Indian income-tax related matters, the Central Government has set up an Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), through which the non-residents can make application for clarifications regarding their tax liability and any […]

Tertiary Treated water is purified water taxable @18%

July 31, 2021 1326 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant has processed the sewage water which contains various kinds of organic and inorganic impurities. Noted that the sewage water cannot be used, in any way, in its original form, it can only be used after it is purified and is not used for drinking.

GST on supply of Marine diesel engine and parts thereof

July 30, 2021 2361 Views 0 comment Print

In re MAN Energy Solutions India Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question. Whether the marine diesel engine, and parts thereof illustrated in Exhibit D, supplied by the Applicant exclusively to ship building companies / shipyards or Indian Navy for use and application in ships, vessels, boats, floating structures etc. are to be classified under Sr. […]

GST on Supply of Branded sealed fruit bowl containing only cut fresh fruits without any preservatives or additives

July 30, 2021 3801 Views 0 comment Print

In re Juzi Fruits Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. (a) (i) Supply of sealed fruit bowl containing only cut fresh fruits without addition of any preservatives or additives which are sold under brand name is covered under entry no.59 of Schedule I of Notification No.1/2017 -Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 Vide HSN 1106 and […]

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