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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 1344 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


No GST on Composite supply where principal supply is health care service which is exempted

May 26, 2021 4005 Views 0 comment Print

In re ST. Thomas Hospital (GST AAR Kerala) Composite supply where the principal supply is health care service which is exempted. The eligibility of credit of tax paid on the inputs and input services used for taxable as well as exempted supplies are governed by the provisions of section 17 (2) of the CGST act. […]

GST on Mats, Matting & Floor Covering of Coir backed by PVC, Rubber, Latex

May 26, 2021 5448 Views 0 comment Print

In re United Rubber Industries (GST AAR Kerala) Whether ‘Mats, Mattings and Floor Covering of Coir’, if backed by PVC, Rubber, Latex etc. would fall under Tariff Headings 5702, 5703 & 5705 at SI. No.219 of Schedule — I of Notification No.1/2017-CGST (Rate) dated 28.06.2017, within the 5% tax net, depending upon the respective manufacturing […]

GST on tanker body building on job work basis, on chassis supplied by customer

May 25, 2021 1530 Views 0 comment Print

In re CC FABS (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Whether the activity of tanker body building on job work basis, on the chassis supplied by the customer, is supply of goods or supply of service? The activity of tanker body building on the chassis supplied by the customer is a supply of service. 2. If it […]

GST on laboratory reagents for rapid testing of foods safety parameters

May 25, 2021 2916 Views 0 comment Print

In re Neogen Food and Animal Security (India) Private Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala) Reagents referred to in Heading 3822 of the Customs Tariff includes both diagnostic and laboratory reagents. The Tariff Heading 3002 pertains to human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or […]

12% GST Payable on Chips, Sharkarai varatty, Halwa & Namkeens

May 25, 2021 15033 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shri, K. Swaminathan, M/S Banana chips & Halwa merchant (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Whether Jackfruit Chips, Banana Chips (made out of both raw as well as ripe banana), Banana Chips (masala) sold without BRAND NAME are classifiable as NAMKEENS and are covered by HSN Code 2106.90.99 and taxable under Entry 101A of Schedule […]

GST on marine engines and its spare parts being part of fishing vessel

May 25, 2021 4203 Views 0 comment Print

In re South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Applicability of GST rate of 5% on marine engines of heading 8407 and its spare parts without considering its general tax rate as per the entry of Schedule I, SI.No.252 of GST Act dtd.28-06-2017, being the part of fishing vessel of heading 8902. […]

GST on house boats used for cruises/day trips with Meals as part of Packages

May 25, 2021 6990 Views 0 comment Print

In re EVM Motors & Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala) The new venture is a resort, in Muhamma in Alapuzha district. As part of this venture, house boats are being acquired and furnished. These house boats are to be used for cruises, overnight cruises and for day trips. Meals are provided as part […]

AAR Kerala allows withdrawal of application by Macro Media Digital Imaging

May 25, 2021 735 Views 0 comment Print

In re Macro Media Digital Imaging Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala) The applicant requested advance ruling on the following; i) Whether the transaction of printing of content provided by the customer, on poly vinyl chloride banners and supply of such printed trade advertisement material is supply of goods? ii) What is the classification of such […]

Renting/Leasing of vacant land used for fish farming is exempt under GST

May 25, 2021 6789 Views 0 comment Print

In re Chellanam Grama Panchayath (GST AAR Kerala) Lease rent charged by Municipality / Panchayath for land i.e., water channel used for fish farming falls within the meaning of ‘services relating to rearing of all life forms of animals- by way of renting or leasing of vacant land’ eligible for GST exemption as per SI.No.54 […]

Advance ruling cannot be obtained on applicability of provisions of Section 51 to a third person

May 25, 2021 687 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jimmy Antony, M/s. Jimraj Industries (GST AAR Kerala) In the instant case the first and the fifth question raised by the applicant pertains to the applicability of the provisions of Section 51 of the CGST Act to a third person namely; Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Ltd. As discussed above, the provisions of the […]

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