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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


GST on ‘construction of Medical Institute and Hospital for SAIL’

March 9, 2021 6918 Views 0 comment Print

In re URC Construction Private Limited (GST AAR Odisha) Question : What is the applicable rate of Goods and Service Tax [GST] on the Contract awarded by Ms. NBCC (INDIA) LIMITED , an Executing Agency of behalf of Ms. SAIL, for construction of ISPAT Post graduate Medical Institute and super specialty Hospital at Rourkela Steel Plant […]

Ice Cream manufacturer not eligible for GST Composition Scheme

March 9, 2021 8919 Views 0 comment Print

In re Pioneer Bakers (GST AAR Odisha) Q. (a)Whether supply of Cakes, bakery items, ice creams, chocolates, drinks and other eatable products prepared at the premises of the applicant and supplied to the customers from the counter with the facility to consume the same in the air-conditioned premises itself covered under the restaurant services? Ans: […]

AAR Maharashtra allows Shekhar Gore to withdraw application

March 9, 2021 564 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shekhar Bhagwan Gore (GST AAR Maharashtra) FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, MAHARASHTRA The present application has been filed under Section 97 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [hereinafter referred to as “the CGST Act and MGST Act” […]

PVC tufted coir carpet/Mat classified under Tariff Heading 5703 90 90

March 8, 2021 1278 Views 0 comment Print

In re Eco Wood Private Limited (GST AAAR Kerala) The impugned goods viz. PVC tufted coir carpet/Mat is classified under Tariff Heading 5703 90 90 and is liable to GST at the rate of 12% as per SI No. 144 of Schedule II of Notification No. 01/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28-06-2017 as amended. FULL TEXT […]

Builder/developer not allowed to deduct ‘actual land-value’ from ‘transaction-value’

March 8, 2021 2841 Views 0 comment Print

In re Karma Buildcon (GST AAAR Gujarat) In para 2 of Not No. 11/2017-CT (Rate), as amended vide Not. No. 01/2018-CT (Rate), there is deemed provisions that the value of transfer of land or undivided share of land, as the case may be, and the value of such transfer of land or undivided share of […]

No GST on amount recovered from employee for 3rd party canteen services

March 8, 2021 1947 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAAR Gujarat) We observe that the GAAR has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax is applicable on the amount recovered from employees, mainly on the premises that ‘the appellant is supplying food to its employees’, which would be covered under the definition of the term ‘business’ under […]

Mixing of rubber compound on materials supplied by principal is Job Work

March 1, 2021 1581 Views 0 comment Print

In re Eastern Polymers (GST AAR Kerala) Q:Whether mixing of rubber compound on the materials supplied by the principal and returning the finished products to the principal will come under Sl.No. 26(i)(b) of Notification 11/2017 -CT(Rate) and SRO.No.370/2017? Answer: Mixing of rubber compound on the materials supplied by the principal and returning the finished products […]

PVC Carpet Mat is applicable to rate of GST at 18% (9% each of CGST & SGST)

March 1, 2021 7008 Views 0 comment Print

In re Soft turf (GST AAAR Kerala) AAAR held that impugned goads viz. PVC carpet Mat would fall in the Customs Tariff heading 3918 and applicable rate of GST would be 18% (9% each of CGST and SGST). However, this order is restricted to the types of PVC floor coverings/Carpet/Mats being manufactured by the Applicant […]

Issue already pending with proper officer – AAR rejects application

February 26, 2021 639 Views 0 comment Print

In re Crux Biotech India Pvt Ltd. (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Q. What is the accurate HSN Code under GST tax slabs for Distillery Dry Grains Soluble (DDGS) and Distillery Wet Grains Soluble (DWGS) (Cattle feed)?  The Contention of the applicant is that, earlier Central Excise Duty was paid at NIL rate under CETA 2309 […]

GST on supply of food inside the restaurant (branch) situated in zoological garden

February 26, 2021 2244 Views 0 comment Print

In re Hotel Sandesh Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) What is the applicable Rate of GST (SGST and CGST) for the supply of food inside the restaurant (branch) situated in zoological garden? The applicable Rate of GST (SGST and CGST) for the supply of food inside the restaurant (branch) situated in zoological garden, Mysuru is […]

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