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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


GST AAR cannot give ruling on ‘appropriation of taxes’ & ‘refund’

November 23, 2020 1689 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kakatiya Cement Sugar & Industries Ltd (GST AAR  Andhra Pradesh) 1. Can the tax paid at wrong jurisdiction be appropriated and 2.  Refund of accumulated GST paid on Lime Stone Royalty under RCM. Applicant sought Advance Ruling on questions of ‘appropriation of taxes’ and ‘refund’ which is outside the purview of the Advance […]

GST on services provided by University to its constituent colleges relating to admission to, or conduct of examination

November 19, 2020 15045 Views 0 comment Print

In re Bharathiyar University (AAR GST Tamilnadu) Whether the services provided by the University to its constituent colleges (viz) self-financing and management colleges relating to admission to, or conduct of examination by such institution by way of affiliation fee, registration fee such as 1. Application form fees 2. Application fees (Application* Registration fee) (each course/section) […]

GST on construction of Bungalow/Quarters for IIT, Bhubaneswar

November 19, 2020 2034 Views 0 comment Print

In re NBCC (INDIA) Limited (GST AAR Odisha) We see that the applicant has been awarded construction of Directors Bungalow, 40 nos. staff Quarters, 84 nos Faculty Quarters in the IIT Campus, Bhubaneswar. We also observe that the civil construction of residential quarters is not the primary work entrusted to IIT, Bhubaneswar. Accordingly, we fail […]

Compass Group allowed to withdraw application by AAR Telangana

November 18, 2020 621 Views 0 comment Print

In re Compass Group (India) Support Services Private Ltd. (GST AAR Telangana) In the reference 1st cited, M/s. Compass Group (India) Support Services Private Limited, has sought certain clarification by filing an application for Advance Ruling. Through the reference 2nd cited, All the Joint Commissioner(CT), All Deputy Commissioners(CT), All the Assistant Commissioners(CT), All the Senior […]

No GST exemption on services related to imported agriculture products after cargo reaches Port

November 18, 2020 2904 Views 0 comment Print

In re Karaikal Port Private Limited (GST AAR Puducherry) Whether  exemption provided in Sl. No.54(e) under Heading 9986 of GST Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dt.28.06.2017 applies while rendering services such as loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of imported agriculture products including wheat, to any importer or trader? The services of loading, unloading, packing, […]

PP non-woven bags classifiable under HSN code 39232990

November 18, 2020 30741 Views 0 comment Print

In re Texbond Non-wovens (GST AAR Puducherry) Whether PP non-woven bags will be classified under HSN Code 63059000 or HSN 39232990? The item ‘Polypropylene Non-woven Bags’ has to be classified under HSN code 39232990 and not to be classified under HSN code 63059000 and to be taxed at 18% not at 5%. FULL TEXT OF […]

AAR cannot explain Document required for supply to SEZ units

November 13, 2020 762 Views 0 comment Print

In re Garuda Power Pvt Ltd (GST AAR West bengal) What document is required for the supply of goods or services to SEZ units? An Advance ruling can be sought on the issues specified in section 97(2) of the GST Act. The issue raised above does not fall within the ambit of any of the […]

GST on conservancy service to Defence establishments

November 13, 2020 14814 Views 0 comment Print

In re Lokenath Builders (GST AAR West Bengal) The applicant‟s supply to Bagrakot Military Station and Sukna Military Station, as described in para 3.5, is exempt from the payment of GST under Sl No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 (corresponding State Notification No. 1136 – FT dated 28/06/2017), as […]

Input Tax Credit not eligible for GST paid on purchase of ‘Paver Blocks’

November 12, 2020 5958 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sundharams Private Limited (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The MAAAR while upholding the Maharashtra AAR Order held that the Applicant was not entitled to avail Input Tax Credit in respect of taxes to be paid on the purchase of ‘Paver Blocks’ in terms of Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act, 2017. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF […]

Transfer between two units with Same PAN in different states is not a transfer as a going concern to ‘another person’

November 10, 2020 8829 Views 0 comment Print

In re Deputy Commissioner of Central Tax in case of M/s. Shilpa Medicare Limited (GST AAAR Andhra Pradesh) M/s. Shilpa Medicare Limited, Vizianagaram, A.P and M/s. Shilpa Medicare Limited, Bangalore unit are holders of the same PAN and they are distinct persons. Hence, the provisions of Para 4(c) of Schedule II of CGST Act, 2017 […]

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