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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


In absence of taxable supply liaison office not required to register under GST

February 22, 2021 2652 Views 0 comment Print

In re Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ZurForderung der angewandten Forschung (GST AAAR Karnataka) Since the parent company in Germany and the Appellant in India cannot be treated as separate persons but as one legal entity, the liaison activity performed by the Appellant for the parent company is in the nature of a service rendered to self A service […]

GST on Outward supply of Operation & Maintenance of sewerage treatment plant

February 19, 2021 4590 Views 0 comment Print

In re GDCL – EMIT JV (GST AAR Uttarakhand) i) Outward supply of Operation & Maintenance of sewerage treatment plant of 26 MLD capacity at LakkarGhat, Rishikesh, Dehradun, State of Uttarakhand to Uttarakhand PeyJal Nigam is not exempted under notification no. 2/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 25.01.2018 and 2/2018 – Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 25.01.2018 and 138/2018/18(20)/XXVII(8)/2017/CTR-2, […]

Service not provided to Govt or Govt entity not eligible for benefit of Sl. No. 3 of N/N. 12/2017-CT(R)

February 17, 2021 909 Views 0 comment Print

In re Nepra Resource Management Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAAR Gujarat) As the appellant has not been providing services to the Central Government, State Government or Union Territory or local authority or a Governmental authority or a Government Entity, the benefit of Sl. No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 is not […]

Supply of un-assembled parts & components to railways not classifiable under Chapter 86 for lower rate of GST

February 16, 2021 2925 Views 0 comment Print

Supply of un-assembled parts & components to railways not classifiable under Chapter 86 for lower rate of GST The Hon’ble AAR Haryana in M/s. JSL India Private Limited [Advance Ruling No. HAR/HAAR/R/2018-19/51 decided on April 24, 2019] held that supply of un-assembled rail coach from one unit to another unit where these goods would be […]

HC requests Delhi Governor to notify Nomination of member of Advance Ruling Authority 

February 16, 2021 690 Views 0 comment Print

Having regard to the fact that since November, 2020, the Advance Ruling Authority has not been conducting the hearings, we make a request to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor to take up the matter on priority basis and process the nomination received from the CBIC at the earliest.

ITC not allowed on work contract services for construction of immovable property

February 16, 2021 7614 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) AAR held that applicant cannot claim the ITC on the input services of construction or works contract procured for the development of an industrial area or the special maintenance expenses or the area. It is admitted by the appellant that they are […]

Supply related to irrigation project of Water Resources Department attracts 12% GST

February 16, 2021 4158 Views 0 comment Print

In re Zuberi Engineering Company (GST AAR Rajasthan) The activities of supply, design, installation, commissioning of irrigation project as per tender document floated by Water Resources Department, a unit of Government of Rajasthan shall attract GST @12% (6% CGST and 6% SGST). FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING, RAJASTHAN Note: Under […]

No ITC on temporary structure created for wedding & other banquet functions

February 16, 2021 16986 Views 0 comment Print

AAR, Haryana held that, temporary structure (i.e., hall or pandal or shamiana or any other place) built up with iron/steel pillars tight up with nuts and bolts specially created for functions would be treated as Immovable property.

5% GST Payable on ‘Nizam Pakku’ classifiable under CTH 0802 8090

February 12, 2021 1953 Views 0 comment Print

In re S.A. Safiullah and Co. (GST AAAR Tamil Nadu) The Appellate Authority ruled that the product of the appellant ‘Nizam Pakku’ classifiable under CTH 0802 8090 is leviable to 2.5% CGST as per Sl.No.28 of Annexure-I of Notification No.01/2017- C.T(rate) dated 28.06.2017 and 2.5% SGST under Sl.No.28 of Annexure -I of Notification No. II(2)/CTR/532(d-4)/2017 […]

‘Micro Manipulator System’ classifiable under Chapter Heading 9018

February 11, 2021 927 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shivani Scientific Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAAR Gujarat) (i) ‘Micro Manipulator System’ supplied by M/s. Shivani Scientific Industries Pvt. Ltd. is classifiable under Chapter Heading 9018 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as ‘Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scientigraphic apparatus, other electromedical […]

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