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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


Latest News


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 on street lighting under Energy Performance Contract

July 30, 2021 4353 Views 0 comment Print

In re Bangalore Street Lighting Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) i. Whether the street lighting activity undertaken under the Energy Performance Contract dated 1st March 2019 (Which involves supply of various goods and rendition of various services), is to be considered as a Composite Supply the CGST/KGST Act2017? The street lighting activity undertaken under the […]

Inclusion of value of Assets not in GST purview for apportionment towards transfer of ITC in case of demerger

July 30, 2021 2634 Views 0 comment Print

In re IBM India Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Q1. Whether the value of assets which are outside the purview of GST is required to be included in the value of assets for the purpose of apportionment towards transfer of input tax credit in case of de-merger in terms of Section 18(3) of CGST Act, […]

GST on supply of manpower services to Government Department

July 30, 2021 74670 Views 1 comment Print

In re Sadanand Manpower Service (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. Whether Labor supply to Government Departments from a Register dealer under GST Act like providing Drivers, Peons, Housekeeping Data Entry operators and other clerical staff attracts exemption fron levy of GST as per Notification Nos.11/2017-CT(Rate) and 12/2017CT(Rate) both dated 28th June 2017. Labour supply/supply of manpower […]

GST on Pure Services provided to Zilla Panchayat, City corporations etc.

July 30, 2021 12957 Views 0 comment Print

In re Madivalappa Karveerappa Belwadi (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the Pure Services provided to Zilla Panchayat, City corporations, Educations Institutions, and Rural Water Supply Divisions are exempted under article 243G and 243W? Supply of manpower services like Drivers and cleaners for solid waste ‘anagement system to City Corporation/Municipalities/zilla parishads and manpower services like cleaning staff, […]

DG Rental Service – GST Applicable on Cost of diesel for running DG Set

July 30, 2021 13935 Views 0 comment Print

In re Goodwill Auto’s (GST AAR Karnataka) GST applicability of cost of the diesel incurred for running DG Set in the course of providing DG Rental Service? The cost of the diesel incurred for running DG Set in the course of providing DG Rental Service is nothing but additional consideration for the supply of DG […]

GST on amount received from PWD for Construction of bridge

July 30, 2021 8862 Views 0 comment Print

In re Aishwarya Earth Movers (GST AAR Karnataka) i. The applicant is liable to collect and pay GST at the rate of 12 % (CGST @ 6% and KGST @ 6%) as per Section 142(2) (a) of the GST Act on the amount received from the Public Works Department as per revised estimate in respect […]

GST on supply of tissue papers

July 30, 2021 17283 Views 0 comment Print

In re Premier Tissues India Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the supply of tissue papers by the applicant is covered under Serial No.112 of Schedule II of the Rate Notification No.01/2017 Central Tax (R) and therefore, is leviable to GST at the rate of 12%? GST rate of 12% is applicable only to Uncoated paper and […]

GST rates on works contact services on original works for Railways

July 30, 2021 9843 Views 1 comment Print

In re Bindu Projects & Co (GST AAR Karnataka) Applicability of GST rates for works contact services doing original works with South Western Railways? 1. The new constructions involved in the contract are liable to tax at 12% (6% CGST and 6% SGST) as per entry no.3(v) of Notification No. 11/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated […]

No supply of services by employer by paying part consideration of employees’ refreshments

July 30, 2021 1359 Views 0 comment Print

Whether provision of subsidized lunch and refreshments to employee through contractors is to be treated as supply and if yes under which tarrif classification it has to be classified? The applicant merely pays the part consideration towards the cost of lunch and refreshments to their employees through contractors and hence the said activity does not amount to supply, in terms of Section 7(i)( c ) of the CGST Act 2017.

ITC on GST paid on canteen facility is inadmissible

July 30, 2021 8394 Views 1 comment Print

In re Tata Motors Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) TC on GST paid on canteen facility is blocked credit under Section 17(5)(b)(i) of CGST Act and inadmissible to applicant. GST, at the hands on the applicant, is not leviable on the amount representing the employees portion of canteen charges, which is collected by the applicant and […]

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