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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


GST on sub-contract pertaining to construction / widening of road by NHAI

September 6, 2019 16764 Views 2 comments Print

In re S.P. Singla Constructions Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Punjab) Question: What is the classification of the ‘Works Contract’ services pertaining to construction, erection, commissioning and completion of ‘Bridges’ provided by the applicant as a subcontractor to the Contractors who have been awarded the construction contract pertaining to construction / widening of roads by the […]

GST on supply of implants /artificial limbs during treatment & on supply of wheel chairs, tricycles

September 5, 2019 4089 Views 0 comment Print

The supply of artificial body parts / devices such as heart valve, artificial kidney, artificial joints, and coronary stents etc which are implanted in the body essentially by means of a surgical procedure can be classified as a composite supply where the principal supply is of healthcare services. In case of artificial body parts / devices which are worn / attached / fitted / fastened to the body for which a surgical procedure may or may not be required; the nature / taxability of supply has to be determined on a case to case basis considering the facts and circumstances of each case.

18% GST on earthwork (Excavation in soil, hard rock excavation etc.)

September 3, 2019 86841 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Ashok Kumar Choudhary (GST AAR Rajasthan) What shall be rate of GST on activity of sub-contract for earthwork in relation to construction of access controlled Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg)? We find that the activity carried out by the applicant does not involve supply of goods whatsoever in any manner […]

AAR cannot rule on GST exemption in absence of information about specific activities performed

September 2, 2019 735 Views 0 comment Print

In re Awas Bandhu (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Based on their activities whether Awas Bandhu Uttar Pradesh can be exempt from GST regime. As per the schedules enclosed by the applicant with their application, we noticed that the General conditions/principles of Working of the applicant is to help U.P. Housing Ministry to implement their policies […]

GST leviable on ‘Mobilization Advance’ as on July 1, 2017 received for works contract service: AAR

August 30, 2019 3654 Views 0 comment Print

The West Bengal AAR in the matter of Siemens Ltd. has ruled that the Applicant is deemed to have supplied works contract service to KMRCL on July 1, 2017 to the extent covered by the lump-sum that stood credited to its account on that date as mobilisation advance and GST is leviable thereon accordingly.

Date of issuance of completion certificate will be date of property completion

August 30, 2019 7260 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the sale / booking of units in a project after its first occupation and receipt of advance against that booking is classifiable under Para 5 of Schedule-III to the CGST Act, 2017 as sale of building and thus neither regarded as Supply of goods nor supply of services? Thus whether the same is outside the purview of Goods and Services Tax?

No ITC on inward supplies for in-house hospital providing free medical facilities to employees: AAR

August 29, 2019 8844 Views 0 comment Print

Synopsis: The Tamil Nadu AAR in the matter of Chennai Port Trust has ruled that the Applicant, providing medical services and medicines as part of mandated rules, is not entitled to take credit of input tax on the inward supply of medicines used in providing free medical facilities to the employees, pensioners and their dependents […]

GTA Service provider cannot avoid GST by not issuing LR/GR/consignment note

August 29, 2019 12693 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s K M Trans Logistics Private Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) 1. Does Transportation by own vehicles on the basis of Invoice(s) and E-way Bill without issuing the LR/GR by the Applicant Transporter will covered under exempted supply/non GST supply? To issue an E-way bill, it is mandatory to mention the transport document number […]

No export if both Place of service supplier & supply of service is in India

August 29, 2019 2139 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Syngenta Bioscience Private Limited (GST AAR Goa) 1. Whether the activity of on the technical testing services carried out by the applicant be treated as ‘zero-rated supply’? In The instant case, the goods on which technical testing is carried out are made available to the applicant in India and are not exported […]

GST rate on Railway seat and parts thereof exclusively used by Railways

August 29, 2019 4278 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Sutlej Coach Products Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Punjab) Central Board of Excise & Customs has also vide Circular No. 15/90-CX.1 dated 07.05.1990 issued from F.No. 13/2/90-CX.1, has clarified that seats used in Railway Coaches are correctly classifiable under heading 9401, The applicant prior to GST regime were also classifying their product ‘Seats […]

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