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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 1710 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 420 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 1356 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


IIM, Tiruchirappalli is a Government Entity Under GST Law

June 18, 2021 2313 Views 0 comment Print

In re Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli (GST AAR Tamilnadu) 1. Whether Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli (IIM) is a Government Entity under GST Law. The Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli (IIM) is a Government Entity Under GST Law. 2. If the answer to question is in the affirmative, whether 2.1 The applicant is liable […]

ITC eligible on input services used in installation of Solar Power Panel

June 18, 2021 11550 Views 0 comment Print

In re KLF Nirmal Industries Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) 1. Whether the company is eligible to take input tax credit as inputs/capital goods or input services of the items used in Design, Engineering, Supply, Execution (EPC) of 265KW Roof top Grid Solar PV Power Plant as per MNRE & IEC Standards? it is seen […]

GST on Waterproof tells support for climbing plants manufactured by using bamboo & high density polythlene

June 18, 2021 1410 Views 0 comment Print

In re Bhavya Srishti Udhyog Private Limited (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) GST classification of the product namely Waterproof tells support for climbing plants manufactured by using bamboo and high – density polythlene Applicant’s product named “Waterproof Trellis support for climbing. plants using bamboo and High-Density Polyethylene” are not eligible for exemption provided under sr. no. 137 of […]

AAR cannot determine whether GST liability is justified/valid or amount to double taxation or not

June 17, 2021 3924 Views 0 comment Print

In re Bhopal Dugdh Sangh Sahakari Maryadit (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Authority is of the view that based within the meaning of Section 97 of the GST Acts, an application for Advance Ruling can only be made to determine the ‘liability to pay tax’ on any goods or services or both. The Applicant himself accepts […]

Epoxidised Soya bean Oil classifiable under tariff item 1518

June 17, 2021 2967 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dhanraj Organics Private Limited (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) AAR ruled that Epoxidised Soya bean Oil is rightly classifiable under tariff item 1518 and GST @5% is leviable as the said product is specifically covered under the entry no.90 of Schedule-I of Notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.07.2017. as amended from time to […]

Mere acceptance of joint custody of goods not amounts to Supply

June 17, 2021 1164 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that, that mere acceptance of joint custody of goods without rights, privileges of ownership of goods does not amount to supply.

GST on scientific & technical instruments/equipment supplied to NCPOR

June 14, 2021 19008 Views 0 comment Print

In re Thermo Fisher Scientific India Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question : Whether Applicant is correct in charging 2.5% CGST and SGST or 5% IGST, as applicable, by applying Notification No. 45/2017-Central Tax (Rate), Notification No. 45/2017 -S.T.(Rate) and Notification No. 47/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) all dated 14.11.2017 on the scientific and technical instruments/ equipment […]

GST payable on operating mini AC buses for BEST

June 14, 2021 3852 Views 0 comment Print

In re M P Enterprises & Associates Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1:- Whether the service of operating mini AC buses by the applicant for Brihan Mumbai Electricity Supply Transport Undertaking (BEST) would be exempt from payment of GST under Tariff Heading 9966 i.e. ‘services by way of giving on hire to a state transport […]

AAR explains Requirement of TDS under Section 51 of CGST Act 2017

June 8, 2021 3336 Views 0 comment Print

In re Udupi Nirmithi Kendra (GST AAR Karnataka) In the first scenario, since the value of the single invoice is more than Rs.2.5 lakh, there is no doubt that the tax deduction at source is applicable under section 51 subject to other conditions. In the second scenario, the applicant has clearly stated that the value […]

GST on Machinery used for processing & packing of raisins & sold to framers & farmer clusters

June 7, 2021 3348 Views 1 comment Print

In re M/s Wave Colour Techniks (GST AAR Karnataka) What is the applicable rate of GST on following machines? Automatic Feeder with Breaker, Pre-washer Machine, Drying Machine, Cleaning and Grading Machine, Pre-stem remover, Riffle Washer, Stem Remover, Spin Dryer, Automatic Weighing Machine? 1. The machineries manufactured and sold by the applicant like Automatic Feeder with […]

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