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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


Receipt of Dry chilies from farmers & supply to traders-GST Registration as agent applicable

September 12, 2019 30435 Views 0 comment Print

In re Morigeri Traders (GST AAR Karnataka) 1) Whether the applicant is required to be registered under the GST Act? If the answer to the above question is affirmative, then under which section the Commission Agents are to be registered? The applicant, being a commission agent, is required to be registered under Section 22(1) of […]

Section 98(6): AAR bound to dispose Application within 90 days of receipt

September 12, 2019 957 Views 0 comment Print

In re DLF Limited (GST AAR Haryana) Authority for Advance Ruling is bound to pronounce ruling within 90 days of the receipt of application as per Section 98(6) of the CGST/HGST Act. The applicant cannot be granted any further opportunity of hearing. Hence, the application of Advance Ruling is rejected under Section 98(2) of the […]

AAR Karnataka allows withdrawal of application by Office Official Liquidator

September 11, 2019 591 Views 0 comment Print

The Applicant, however, vide their letter dated 04.09.2019 have requested to permit them to withdraw the application filed for advance ruling quoting the reason that the questions raised in their application were based on Place of Supply and also sale & shipment of the aircraft has already been completed.

GST registration not needed for Charitable Activity of preservation of environment

September 11, 2019 1563 Views 0 comment Print

In re All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (GST AAR Gujarat) Whether the applicant is liable for registration if he is doing activity relating to disaster prevention, disaster mitigation and disaster management. Activities of the applicant relating to disaster prevention, disaster mitigation and disaster management are activities relating to “preservation of environment”. Thus, the activities of […]

ITC on construct of ‘bunds’ admissible if used for making zero rated supplies & if satisfy P&M condition

September 11, 2019 2610 Views 0 comment Print

Input tax credit of GST paid on goods and services used to construct the ‘bunds’ is admissible to M/s. Satyesh Brinechem Private Limited, provided that the bunds are used for making zero rated supplies and fulfill the conditions which are necessary for treating the bunds as ‘plant and machinery’.

GST on supply of services for managing establishing & maintenance of hospitals

September 9, 2019 1998 Views 0 comment Print

In re West Bengal Medical Services Corporation Ltd (AAR West Bengal) The Applicant has been set up under Notification No. HF/SPSRC/WBMSC/40/2008/162 dated 17/11/2008 of the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, as a fully owned body for managing the procurement of drugs and equipment for the medical colleges and hospitals and […]

GST payable on Supply of cleaning & sweeping service to hospitals

September 9, 2019 34806 Views 1 comment Print

In re Altabur Rahaman Mollah (M/s Reliable Hospitality service) (GST AAR West Bangal) The Applicant, stated to be supplying facility management services like mechanised and manual cleaning, housekeeping, security services etc. to various Central Government and State Government hospitals, seeks a ruling as to whether exemption from payment of GST is available for such supplies […]

Instant Tea Whitener classifiable under Chapter Heading 0402

September 6, 2019 1419 Views 0 comment Print

The product ‘Instant Tea Whitener’ as described in the application will merit classification under Chapter Heading 0402 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 (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 (SI. No. 08 of Schedule-I).

Advance ruling cannot be obtained on behalf of Sub-contractor providing input services

September 6, 2019 888 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sice-Vaaan Joint Venture (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) I. Whether the composite supply of works contract provided by the applicant to NHAI shall be classified under entry (vi) to serial no. 3 of the CGST Rate Notification read with UPGST Rate Notification liable to effective rate of GST @ 12% including CGST and UPGST? […]

18% GST payable on parking services provided by Contractor of Market Committee

September 6, 2019 35202 Views 1 comment Print

Whether the parking lot services provided by the Contractor appointed by the Market Committee, which is a Government Authority is exempt under Notification No.12/2017 as the parking lot activity is covered under Article 243 of the Constitution.

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