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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 1719 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 204 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 426 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 1368 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 royalty for Mining Lease including exploration & evaluation

September 21, 2019 22386 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s N.M.D.C. Ltd (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. The royalty paid in respect of Mining Lease is a part of the consideration payable for the Licensing services for right to use minerals including exploration and evaluation falling under the Head 9973 which is taxable at the rate applicable on supply of like goods involving […]

5% GST on Supply of customised Ice-creams, cakes, Pizza etc served in outlet

September 21, 2019 10245 Views 0 comment Print

In re Hatsun Agro Product Ltd (GST AAR Karnataka) a) Whether the supply of ice creams, chocolates, ice cream cakes, and pizza cakes in an IBACO outlet can be classified as a composite supply defined under section 2(30) of the CGST Act, 2017 and section 2(30) of the KGST Act, 2017, wherein the principal supply […]

18% GST payable on supply of debarked pulpwood to paper mills

September 21, 2019 3696 Views 0 comment Print

In re West Coast Paper Mills Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) The commodity in question is poles of wood of length 4 to 5 feet and may or may not contain bark and these are covered under Chapter 44 of the Customs Tariff. The commodity in question is not a fuel wood and is used in […]

GST under reverse charge payable on Mining lease Charges paid to Govt.

September 21, 2019 5220 Views 0 comment Print

The Applicant is liable to pay GST under reverse charge, for the payment made towards NMET and DMF, in light of Si. No. 5 of the Notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.

GST on Royalty paid for mining lease license from govt. for exploration of minerals

September 21, 2019 8412 Views 0 comment Print

In re Naren Rocks and Mines Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) I. Whether royalty payments in respect of quarrying /mining lease as per the MMDR Act read with the KMMC Rules would amount to supply of goods or service under the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) and the Karnataka Goods and […]

GST on invoices raised to SEZ Units for accommodation services rendered outside SEZ Zone

September 20, 2019 3690 Views 0 comment Print

In re Poppy Dorothy Noel (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the IGST at 0% is applicable for the invoices raised to the SEZ Units, even if the accommodation services were rendered outside the SEZ Zone? Provisions in Section 7(5)(b) of the IGST Act, 2017 overrides the provisions in Section 12(3)(c) of the IGST Act, 2017 and […]

‘Technical Varnish/ Medium’ falls under HSN code 3208 : AAR Gujarat

September 20, 2019 2280 Views 0 comment Print

In re Flint Group India Private Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) The applicant has submitted that their product, ‘Technical varnish’, “Medium’ or ‘tinting ink’ should not be treated anything other than printing ink. The ‘Printing ink’ manufactured and supplied by them fall under Chapter Heading 3215 of GST Tariff. The Tariff Heading 3215 reads as follows:- […]

GST on Sale of Land after converting into integrated residential sub plots

September 20, 2019 3540 Views 0 comment Print

The activity of purchase of land and selling the said land by converting in to integrated residential sub plots of varying sizes under the name of ‘Bliss Homes’ with the basic facility is liable to GST.

For levy of cess ground clearance of vehicle is to be considered in laden condition only

September 20, 2019 7290 Views 0 comment Print

For the purpose of Cess @ 22% under Sr. No. 52B of Cess Rate Notification, whether the ground clearance of the vehicle is to be considered in laden condition or in unladen condition? For the purpose of Cess @ 22% under Sr. No. 52B of Cess Rate Notification, the ground clearance of the vehicle is to be considered in laden condition only.

Selling, marketing & distribution Service to foreign Company are ‘intermediary’ Services

September 20, 2019 3198 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rajendran Santhosh (GST AAR Karnataka) The applicant is required to make presentation of products of the company to the prospective clients of the company. The applicant reports to the Sales Manager of the company. Further, it is submitted that the applicant does not conclude any contract but only facilitates the conclusion of contracts […]

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