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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 1716 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 imported goods supplied directly from port of import to customer

March 18, 2020 15918 Views 1 comment Print

The place of supply in case of import of goods, is the location of the importer in terms of section 11(a) of the IGST Act 2017 and in the case of applicant the location of the importer is the state of Karnataka where the applicant has obtain the GST registration. Therefore, the applicant though import the goods to the port nearest to the location of the receipient, said imported goods are deemed to have been supplied to the location of the importer

GST payable on supply of purified water to public in empty unsealed cans

March 18, 2020 23937 Views 0 comment Print

In re Water Health India Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether supply of purified water to public in empty unsealed cans is exempt under GST law? Supply of purified water whether in sealed container or unsealed container not entitled for GST exemption as the purified water excluded from the Sl. No. 99 of notification No. […]

GST on Issuance of NOC to private persons, for change of name

March 18, 2020 5154 Views 0 comment Print

In re Department Of Printing, Stationery and Publications (GST AAR Karnataka) Issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) to private persons, for change of name This category covers the questions bearing number 23, 24 & 25, which deals with issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) to private persons, for change of name. Private individual who intended […]

GST on amounts collected towards Local Area Development, which form part of value of lease/rental services

March 18, 2020 3243 Views 0 comment Print

In re Karnataka Solar Power Development Corporation Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. The amount collected by the applicant towards LAD fund forms part of value of supply of rental/leasing service and hence is taxable under forward charge mechanism. 2. The applicable SAC for the impugned activity is 997212. 3. The exemption under S1.No.3 or 3A […]

‘Pattern of renting’ in relation to usage of property provides context in determination of unit

March 17, 2020 1425 Views 0 comment Print

In re ISPRAVA Hospitality Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) ‘Pattern of renting’ in relation to usage of the property provides the context’ or ‘perspective’ in determination of unit of accommodation. In a hotel, a room constitutes ‘a unit’ whereas in a hostel, a bed may constitute ‘a unit’, as tariff is also declared accordingly. In the […]

GST Advance ruling cannot be sought on goods not in existence

March 17, 2020 1482 Views 0 comment Print

Goods in respect of which supply being undertaken or proposed to be undertaken, should be existing. In the subject case applicant has submitted that they are proposing to manufacture the impugned product, which are presently not in existence. Thus their application is also barred under Section 95 of the CGST Act.

Threaded metal nuts classifiable under Tariff item 73181600

March 17, 2020 1446 Views 0 comment Print

In re A Raymond Fasteners India Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) Q. Whether Threaded metal nuts which function same as standard nut, merits classification under the Tariff item 7318 16 00 & not under Tariff item 8708 99 00? A. In view of the discussions made above, Threaded metal nuts merits classification under the Tariff […]

Can applicant issue commercial credit note to its dealers for post-sale discounts- AAR cannot decide

March 17, 2020 1137 Views 0 comment Print

In re CEAT Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) In the instant case, the question which has been raised by the applicant is not pertaining to any of the matters mentioned in Section 97 (2) of the GST Act. In fact the question raised is with respect to procedure which the applicant wants to follow. Section 97(2), […]

No jurisdiction to rule on issuing Credit note without charging GST on post-sale discounts- AAR

March 17, 2020 3306 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the applicant can issue commercial credit note to its dealers for post-sale discounts without charging GST. Hence, it is held that this AAR does not have jurisdiction to pass any ruling on such matters.

GST exemption on Pure services to Municipal Corporation & Councils

March 17, 2020 25038 Views 0 comment Print

In re Core Project Engineers & Consultants Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) We find that the Services are provided by the applicant are in relation to Urban planning including town planning and Planning of land- use and construction of buildings in as much as all the said activities help the local authorities to do Town Planning, […]

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