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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 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 1344 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 Supply in State to Recipient registered in other State

June 29, 2020 1980 Views 0 comment Print

In re High Tech Refrigeration & Air conditioning Industries (GST AAR Goa) Where the goods are delivered by the supplier to a recipient or any other person on the direction of a third person, whether acting as an agent or otherwise, before or during movement of goods, either by way of transfer of documents of […]

Site where employees are deputed for machine maintenance qualifies as fixed establishment : AAR

June 29, 2020 1950 Views 0 comment Print

In re IZ-Kartex named after P G Korobkov Ltd (GST AAR West Bengal) It is evident from the above discussion that the MARC Holder maintains suitable structures in terms of human and technical resources at the sites of BCCL. It ensures supervision of the equipment, supply of spares and consumable and overheads for 5000 annual […]

No GST on facilitating rehabilitation of survivors of violence on women

June 29, 2020 1041 Views 0 comment Print

In re Swayam (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether an NGO facilitating rehabilitation of the survivors of violence on women are liable to pay GST? The applicant is apparently assisting the women survivors in various ways to get back on their feet. Such survivors of sexual and other violence need services like legal aid, medical assistance, […]

NCLT appointed liquidator liable to pay GST & Register

June 29, 2020 8136 Views 0 comment Print

In re Mansi Oils and Grains Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether a liquidator appointed by NCLT is liable to pay GST on asset sales and required to get registered? The liquidator is appointed under section 34 (1) of IBC after NCLT initiates liquidation in terms of section 33 of IBC. As the applicant – […]

18% GST Applicable on Hand Sanitizers: AAR Goa

June 29, 2020 6045 Views 0 comment Print

In re Springfields (India) Distilleries (GST AAR Goa) Hand Sanitizers manufactured by the applicant are of the category of Alcobased hand sanitizers and are classifiable under heading 3808 of HSN to which rate of GST applicable is 18%. As far as exempting hand sanitizers as essential commodity since it is classified as such by Ministry […]

No GST on imparting education via Govt approved vocational courses

June 29, 2020 1908 Views 0 comment Print

In re Leprosy Mission Trust India (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether imparting vocational training recognized by Govt of India makes an entity eligible for exemption from GST? Clause h(ii) of the Exemption Notification 12/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 defines an ‘approved vocational course’ as a modular employable skill course, approved by NCVT and […]

GST on Project Development & PMCS services to recipient under contract from SUDA

June 29, 2020 2496 Views 0 comment Print

In re Creative Consortium (Madhu Garg) (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Q(i) .Whether the Project Development Service (ie. Detailed Project Report Service) and project management consultancy services (PMCS) provided by the applicant to recipient under the contract from State Urban Development Authority (SUDA) and project management consultancy services (PMCS) under the contract of Prandhan Mantri  Awas […]

GST on food supplied to hospitals on outsourcing basis

June 29, 2020 19722 Views 2 comments Print

In re Navneeth Kumar Talla (GST AAR Telangana) Q 1. Whether the food supplied to hospital i.e. Government Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Autonomous Bodies on outsourcing basis the GST is chargeable? If GST is chargeable what is the tax rate? Ans: Yes Q 2. If no GST is chargeable on the supply of food the […]

Infirm Ruling of AAR Gujarat in Sterlite Technologies Limited

June 25, 2020 5400 Views 2 comments Print

In re Sterlite Technologies Ltd (GST AAR Gujarat) Any ruling by the Authority for Advance Ruling is binding only (i) on the applicant who had sought it in respect of a matter, and (ii) on the concerned officer or jurisdictional officer of the applicant as provided in Section 103(1) of the CGST Act. However, it […]

GST Implication on Merchant Trade Transactions & AAR Ruling

June 24, 2020 10968 Views 2 comments Print

AAR clarified that GST is not payable on goods procured from vendor located outside India, where the goods purchased are not brought into India. AAR held that IGST will be payable on goods sold to an overseas customer shipped directly from an overseas vendor, while the location of supplier continues to be in India.

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