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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 1713 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 2256 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 recovery of Notice Pay from employees

July 30, 2020 23775 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Gujrat) Whether the applicant is liable to pay GST on recovery of Notice Pay from the employees who are leaving the company without completing the notice period as specified in the Appointment Letter issued as per the contract entered between Employer and the Employee? We find that […]

GST on amount recovered from employee on account of third party canteen services

July 30, 2020 11784 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) Whether GST is applicable on the amount recovered from employee on account of third party canteen services which is obligatory under Section 46 of the Factories Act, provided by company? In this case, a moot point is to be decided as to whether GST is applicable […]

Maize Bran’ is not a ‘cattle feed’ hence 5% GST Payable

July 30, 2020 5016 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sanstar Biopolymers Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) The product ‘Maize Bran’ manufactured and supplied by the applicant is not a ‘cattle feed’ and hence, is not covered under Entry at Sr.No.102 of the Notification No.2/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017, as amended. But, it will fall under the Entry at Sr.No.103A of the Notification No.1/2017-Central […]

No GST exemption on education services by Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre

July 30, 2020 1005 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (GST AAR Gujarat) Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre was established by India’s renowned Scientist, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in 1966 to take students, from both school and college, out of the rigid framework of textbook and encourage them to think, explore and crate. It is a pioneering […]

GST on Wear plates & Tamping Tool manufactured & supplied to Railways

July 30, 2020 4170 Views 0 comment Print

Whether supply to be made by the applicant of Wear Plates and Tamping Tools as manufactured specifically as per RDSO Drawing, directly to the Railway Authorities as per the Order received from M/s Trio Enterprise, should fall under HSN 86040000 & classified under Chapter 86 and should be taxed GST @ 5%?

GST: LNG jetties not falls within expression ‘plant & machinery’

July 30, 2020 1695 Views 0 comment Print

In re Swan LNG Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) Question-1: Whether in terms of Section 17 of the CGST Act, 2017 read with GGST Act, 2017, the LNG jetties proposed to be built by the applicant can be said to be covered within expression ‘plant and machinery’ as foundation to equipment, apparatus, machinery to be […]

GST on Transportation Service from Magdalla Port to its General Lighterage Area

July 30, 2020 711 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sagar Stevedores Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) 1. The service of transportation of goods carried out by M/s.Shree Sagar Stevedoirs pvt.ltd. from Magdalla Port, Surat to its General Lighterage Area of Magdalla Port (from where the Mother Vessel are anchored) or vice versa, does not fall within the state of Gujarat and does […]

Supply of Supari, Lime & Tobacco in single pouch is composite supply

July 30, 2020 3150 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jainish Anantkumar Patel (GST AAR Gujarat) Question: The applicant wants to trade the below mentioned items:- 1. Supari in grated form of cut in different shape in a separate pouch packing. 2. Lime (Chuno) in a separate packing. 3. Tobacco (Chewing Tobacco) in a separate packing. All the above three items will be […]

GST on Various Types of Flour, Chutney powder & Gota Mix

July 30, 2020 18393 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dipakkumar Kantilal Chotai (Talod Gruh Udyog) (GST AAR Gujarat) (1) Khaman mix flour, Gota mix flour, Handwa mix flour, Dahi wada mix flour, Dalwada mix flour, Meduvada mix flour, Pudla mix flour, Moong bhajiya mix flour, Chorafali mix flour, Bhajiya mix flour, Dhokla mix flour, Idli mix flour and Dosa mix flour are […]

GST: ‘Seat adjuster’ cannot be termed as part of seat

July 30, 2020 2448 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shiroki Technico India Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) We find that the ‘seat adjuster’ merely helps in the adjustment of the seat i.e. moving it back and forth as per requirement/convenience and merely improves the efficiency and convenience of the seat but does not form a part of the seat. Even while looking […]

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