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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 201 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 1359 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


No Refund of IGST when goods been procured by utilising benefit of N/N. 40/2017-Central Tax (R)

September 18, 2019 14013 Views 0 comment Print

In re Toyota Tsusho India Private Ltd (GST AAR Karnataka) “a) Whether the restriction introduced by Notification No. 3/2018 – Central tax (later substituted by Notification No.39/2018- Central Tax dated 04.09.2018 retrospectively from 23.10.2017) on claiming refund of IGST paid on export of goods by inserting Rule 96(10) is applicable only on such export of […]

GST not payable on drilling bore wells and their energisation for Govt entities

September 18, 2019 23403 Views 1 comment Print

It could be seen from the above that the function of implementation of individual irrigation works has been entrusted to the Taluk Panchayat. The activity of drilling bore wells and their energisation, involved in the supply of the applicant is clearly in relation to the said function entrusted to the panchayat by Government of Karnataka, stipulated under Article 243 G of the Constitution of India. Thus the third condition is also satisfied.

AAR cannot rule on issue already decided by jurisdictional authority

September 18, 2019 993 Views 0 comment Print

In re N. Ranga Rao & Sons Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Karnataka) Hearing was granted and in the Hearing, the applicant was given to know that the issue raised before the Advance Ruling Authority is not maintainable as it questioned the vires of the Notification amending the Rules and it was not within the scope […]

Pooja Oil classifiable under tariff heading 1518, 12% GST Payable

September 18, 2019 11415 Views 0 comment Print

In re S.K. Aagrotechh (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether ‘Pooja oil’ can be classified under tariff item 1518 of Schedule-I (taxable at 5%.) or Schedule-II (taxable at 12%) of Notification No.01/2017-CT(R) dated 28.06.2017, as amended from time to time? The ‘Pooja Oil’, classified under tariff heading 1518, being inedible mixture gets covered under entry number 27 […]

Printed text books for PUC Board classifiable under HSN Code 4901 1010

September 18, 2019 9336 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sri Venkateshwara Enterprises (GST AAR Karnataka) A. Whether the printed text books for PUC Board classifiable under HSN Code 4901 1010 supplied to resellers is exempt from the payment of CGST and SGST? The printed text books, classifiable under HSN Code 4901, supplied to resellers are covered under Entry No.119 of Notification No.02/2017 […]

Concessional GST Rate not applicable on Supply to Govt entities who are enraged in business

September 17, 2019 6804 Views 1 comment Print

In re Maxwell Electrical Engineers (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. Whether the rate of tax specified in entry Sl No 3 (vi) (a) of notification 11/2017-CGST (Rate) as amended till date is applicable for the aforesaid service as a main contractor or the rate of tax specified in Entry Sl. No. 3 (ix) of 11/2017 –Central […]

GST on value of scrap held with job work unit

September 16, 2019 12330 Views 1 comment Print

In this case, the. applicant is not collecting the scrap of raw materials from the job work place due to the fact that if the applicant has collected the same the applicant would suffer excess amount for transportation and labour charges for the scrap than the cost realizable from the scrap. However, the job work unit, would pay GST on any receipt of their disposal of scrap.

Supply of goods & services identifiable separately cannot be treated as composite supply

September 16, 2019 3420 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Vista Marine and Hydraulics (GST AAR Kerala) Whether the supply of spore parts / accessories and repair service can be considered as composite supply wherein the principal supply is repair service and hence the rate of tax for all the supplies, consisting of spare parts / accessories and repair service, be taken […]

18% GST payable Construction new civil structures Airport Authority India

September 16, 2019 5352 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vishal Infra Structure limited (GST AAR Karnataka) The applicant is undertaking a contract of works contract of construction of a civil structure or any other original works for the Airport Authorities of India. The Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India has shown in the company profile that the shareholding of the […]

Bangalore Development Authority is a Government Authority under GST Law

September 16, 2019 3837 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore Development Authority is an authority established by the State Government under the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 and it is entrusted with the activity of development of the City of Bangalore and areas adjacent thereto and for matters connected therewith.

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