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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 1698 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 126 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 180 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 408 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 1341 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 ruling on HSN classification of Tyre Pyrolysis Oil due to non-submission of full details

December 15, 2020 6504 Views 0 comment Print

Tyre is made out of 30% to 35% Carbon, 35% to 40 % rubber and 10% to 15% steel. Once the tyres are removed from the car it becomes a waste. This waste is recycled by the applicant and the rubber component of the tyres is converted into oil which can be used for heating purposes and can be called as pyrolysis oil.

Laying of paver blocks not amount to works contract service for construction of immovable property

December 15, 2020 2808 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Sundharams Private Limited (AAR Maharashtra) Laying of the paver blocks cannot amount to works contract service for construction of the immovable property under section 17(5)(c) of CGST Act since, the expression “construction” for the purpose of section 17(5)(c) and 17(5)(d) includes reconstruction, renovation, addition or alteration or repairs to the extent of […]

GST on supply of Manpower to Municipal Corporation

December 15, 2020 14913 Views 0 comment Print

In re Work Group Sushikshit Berojgar Nagrik Sewa Sahkari Sanstha Maryadit Amravati (GST AAR Maharashtra) Clause (q) of the 12th Schedule mentioned above, mandates Municipal Corporations to provide Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences. Applicant is providing manpower to the Amravati Municipal Corporation for collecting vehicle parking Charges in […]

No GST on Printing of exam question papers, OMR sheets, Answer booklets for educational boards

December 15, 2020 3399 Views 0 comment Print

In re Hitech Print Systems Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Question: Printing of Pre examination items like question papers, OMR sheets (Optical Mark Reading), Answer booklets for conducting of an examination by the educational boards be treated as exempted supply of service in terms of Serial Number 66 of notification of No. 12/2017-CGST [Rate] dated […]

ITC allowed wef 01.02.2019 on leasing, renting or hiring of motor vehicles, for transportation of persons

December 15, 2020 13929 Views 0 comment Print

In re Tata Motors Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Section 17(5) had clearly debarred Input Tax Credit on motor vehicles or conveyances used in transport of passengers till the date of the amendment i.e. 01.02.2019. However with effect from 01.02.2019, Input Tax Credit has been allowed on leasing, renting or hiring of motor vehicles, for transportation […]

No GST on financial assistance under German Government develoPPP.de programmeme

December 15, 2020 1404 Views 0 comment Print

In re Prettl Automotive India Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Q1. Whether the financial assistance to be received by the Applicant are covered as consideration for supply and the activity is covered under the meaning of supply of services in terms of Section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017/MGST Tax Act, 2017? Answer:- Answered in […]

GST on supplying manpower to Hospitals & Dispensaries run by Government medical college

December 15, 2020 5043 Views 0 comment Print

In re Janki Sushikshit Berojgar Nagrik Seva Sahakari Sanstha Ma (GST AAR Maharashtra) Applicant is mainly supplying manpower and only in the case of Government Ashram school, applicant is providing goods in the form of vegetable and mutton as per the contract executed. The first question raised by the applicant is whether the supply of […]

AAR rejects Advance ruling application not accompanied by requisite fee

December 15, 2020 663 Views 0 comment Print

Since the application in this case is not accompanied by requisite fee of Rs. 10,000/- (i.e Rs. 5,000/- each under CGST and SGST), therefore the same is rejected. This ruling however does not in any way affect the right of the applicant to file a fresh application for seeking ruling on the same points provided it satisfies the provisions of section 97(1) of the CGST/ HPGST Act, 2017.

AAR explains GST on supply of Digital Goods/Online Gaming

December 15, 2020 8154 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amogh Ramesh Bhatawadekar (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question. I) Whether ‘e-goods’ as commercially known in the market are ‘goods’ as defined in the GST Acts or are they services as per GST Act? Answer: – E-goods, in this case- ‘Online Gaming’ will be covered under services under the GST Act. Question. 2) If they […]

AAR cannot decide constitutional validity of ‘liability to pay tax’

December 8, 2020 885 Views 0 comment Print

Khaitan Chemicals and Fertiliser (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Authority is of the view that based on the detailed reading and understanding of Section 97 of the CGST Act, an application for Advance Ruling can only be made to determine the ‘liability to pay tax’ on any goods or services or both. Therefore, no application can […]

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