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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 1722 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 1827 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 132 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 429 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 1380 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


Service to students for lodging along with food is a Mixed supply: AAR

February 26, 2019 4179 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sarj Educational Centre (GST AAR West Bangal) Whether service to the students for lodging along with food is a composite supply within the meaning of section 2(30) of the GST Applicant is offering several individual services in two different combinations to the recipients, depending upon their need for lodging facility. Each of the […]

Advance Ruling on HSN of Bags/Sacks (both with & without Handle)

February 26, 2019 1815 Views 0 comment Print

In re Piyush Polytex Industries Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR West Bangal) Seeks a Ruling on description & HSN of Bags/Sacks (both with & without Handle) made of (i) Laminated P.P. Nonwoven Fabric, (ii) B.O.P.P. Pasted P.P. Nonwoven Fabric and (iii) Woven Fabric Pasted with Nonwoven Fabric, under the GST Act. (i) Bags/Sacks (both with & […]

Charge/mortgage/lien fee and stock transfer fee with respect to non-agricultural goods stored & warehoused is liable to GST

February 22, 2019 1983 Views 0 comment Print

In re Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (GST AAR Haryana) Whether lien or mortgage charges and stock transfer fees received by the applicant from the service receiver are taxable under section 9 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 and Section 9 of Haryana Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 or exempt under section 11 […]

No ITC on construction of Tie-in pipeline for delivery of re-gasified LNG from FSRU to National Grid

February 22, 2019 3150 Views 0 comment Print

In re Western Concessions Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) It is clear that there are some ships which are categorized as factories in the commercial world and hence it is incorrect to argue that FRSU is not a factory by relying on selective dictionary meanings. The second contention of the applicant is that the pipeline […]

GST on royalty paid in respect of mining lease

February 22, 2019 41823 Views 0 comment Print

The royalty paid by M/s NMDC in respect of mining lease is classifiable under sub heading 997337 ; ‘Licensing services for the right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation’ (covered under entry no. 17 of Notification No. 11/2017 (Rate), dated 28.06.2017, attracting GST at the same rate as applicable for the supply of like goods involving transfer of title in goods, under reverse charge basis.

GST on ocean freight for transportation of goods in a vessel from a non-taxable to taxable territory

February 22, 2019 6516 Views 1 comment Print

In re Indian Potash Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) The transportation of goods in a vessel from a non-taxable territory to taxable territory amounts to import of service and such ocean freight is leviable to IGST as an inter-state supply of service and the Applicant, being the importer, are liable to pay IGST under reverse […]

GST on Papad and papad pipes commonly known as un-fried Fryums

February 22, 2019 50853 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Sonal Product (GST AAR Gujarat) (a) What is the correct classification of “Papad and papad pipes” of different shapes, sizes and varieties (commonly known as un-fried Fryums) manufactured by the applicant? The product ‘Un-fried Fryums’ manufactured and supplied by M/s. Sonal Product (GSTIN 24AGPPK7290R1ZF) is classifiable under Tariff Item 2106 90 99 […]

GST on Immovable property renting services by NDDB to an educational institute

February 22, 2019 1500 Views 0 comment Print

Renting of immovable property service provided by National Dairy Development Board to an educational institute would be exempted under Sr. No. 4 of Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) and corresponding State Tax Notification, if it qualifies as ‘governmental authority’.

NDDB is a Financial Institution for section 17(4) of CGST Act, 2017

February 22, 2019 4662 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. National Dairy Development Board (GST AAR Gujarat)Whether NDDB can be considered as financial institution for the purpose of availing credit to the extent of fifty per cent of input tax credit, as prescribed in Section 17 of CGST Act, 2017?

GST on Air-springs used in Air-springs assemblies for Indian Railways

February 20, 2019 1419 Views 0 comment Print

In Re Resistoflex Dynamics Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) (a) Whether the air-springs imported by the Applicant are classifiable under HSN heading 8607 (i.e. parts of coach work of railway running stock) and thus covered under Entry No. 241 of Schedule-I of GST rate notifications?  It will not be appropriate to classify air springs […]

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