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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


HSN classification for supply of Bus- Applicant allowed to withdraw application

February 17, 2020 612 Views 0 comment Print

In re Enlivening Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) What would be the appropriate HSN classification for supply of motor vehicle (bus), which is bullet proof, blast resistance and built to suit the requirement of a VIP, enabling the VIP to carry on with his administrative functions, even during transportation and What would be the […]

18% GST on sub-contract of Skill Development services to MSSDS

February 17, 2020 6780 Views 0 comment Print

In re M V Infra Services Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) What is the rate of tax applicable on services provided under sub-contract to main contractor, who in turn provides to M/s Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS), in respect of training of Building and other construction workers (skill development training) and admissibility of Sl. […]

GST on medicines, drugs, stents, implants supplied to In-patients

February 17, 2020 4704 Views 0 comment Print

In re CMC Vellore Association (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) GST Tax liability on the medicines supplied to In-patients through pharmacy and Tax liability on the medicines, drugs, stents, implants etc administered to in-patients during the medical treatment or procedure. The applicant as stated in the application renders health care services to in-patients in the form […]

APIIC is Govt entity but no GST rate benefit on business-activities

February 17, 2020 2616 Views 0 comment Print

In re DEC Infrastructure and Projects (I) Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. (APIIC) was formed in 1973 by the GO No: 831 dated 10-SEP-1973 issued by Government of Andhra Pradesh. As seen from the share holding ratios of the 41st Annual Reports for the years 2013-14 is made […]

Classification of Roof Mounted AC Package Unit for passenger coaches

February 14, 2020 1152 Views 0 comment Print

In re Prag Polymers (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Classification of Coach Work like Roof Mounted AC Package Unit for passenger coaches? In the instant case, we observe that the ‘Roof Mounted AC Package Unit’ would be manufactured by the applicant, strictly as per the specification and design provided by the Indian Railways (RD SO) and […]

Bus pass is not an actionable claim and liable to GST: AAAR

February 14, 2020 1650 Views 0 comment Print

We do not agree with the claim of the Appellant that the bus pass is an actionable claim not liable to GST. We agree with the ruling given by the lower Authority and hold that by virtue of Section 15 of the CGST Act, the value of the service supplied by the Appellants will include the value of the bus passes as well as the facilitation charges.

‘Sleeping bag’ classifiable under Chapter Heading 94043090

February 11, 2020 2892 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rishabh Garg Raghav Garg HUF (6X) (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) The product ‘Sleeping bag’ as described in the application will merit classification under Chapter Heading 9404 30 90 of the GST Tariff and would be chargeable to GST at applicable rate under the said tariff entry, presently read with Notification No. 01/2017-Central tax […]

GST on services under contract with SUDA & for PMAY

February 11, 2020 1527 Views 0 comment Print

In re Saryu Babu Engineers For Resource Development (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Q-1 Whether the Project Development Service (i.e. Detailed Project Report Service) and Project Management Consultancy services (PMCS) provided by the applicant to recipient under the contract from State Urban Development Authority (herein after referred as “SUDA”) and the PMC under the contract for […]

GST on Project Development & Management Consultancy services to SUDA

February 11, 2020 516 Views 0 comment Print

In re Saryu Babu Engineer India Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Q-1 Whether the Project Development Service (i.e. Detailed Project Report Service) and Project Management Consultancy services (PMCS) provided by the applicant to recipient under the contract from State Urban Development Authority (herein after referred as ‘SUDA’) and the PMC under the contract for […]

No ruling on classification issue by AAAR as matter is pending in a proceeding

February 11, 2020 1305 Views 0 comment Print

Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes Vs. Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd. (GST AAAR Karnataka) The order No KAR ADRG 88/2019 dated 26.09.2019 passed by the Authority for Advance Ruling is declared void ab initio as it was vitiated by the process of suppression of material facts. Therefore , the appellate authority for advance ruling […]

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