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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 1695 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 834 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 1335 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 198 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 123 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 180 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 402 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 1341 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 2253 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


18% GST applicable on Aluminium ladders: AAR

February 14, 2019 20673 Views 0 comment Print

In re Metro Aluminium (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Irrespective of the end use of the ladders whether for domestic purpose or for Commercial use, Aluminium ladders come under HSN code 7616, ‘Other articles of Aluminium’ and accordingly attract Tax rate of 18% (9% CGST+9% SGST). FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, ANDHRA […]

GST on Manpower Supply services to Panchayats for operation of tube well & booster of drinking & irrigation water supply

February 13, 2019 1776 Views 0 comment Print

In re R. R. Enterprises (GST AAR Haryana) Whether the provision of services (Manpower Supply) of tube well operator for operation of tube well and booster of drinking and irrigation water supply in various villages covered under Panchayat are exempt or taxable? It is case of the applicant that services supplied by it are exempted, […]

Balasore Alloys allowed to withdraw GST AAR Application

February 13, 2019 472 Views 0 comment Print

Before taking up the application for consideration, the Applicant vide letter No. BAL/GST-Corres/134 dated 05.02.2019 informed in writing to withdraw the application filed under Section 97 of CGST/OGST Act,2017. Since, the Applicant is no more desirous of the ruling sought for the application for withdrawal is hereby allowed.

AAR cannot decide if Decision of GST Council for which no notification been issued is binding on department or not?

February 13, 2019 1506 Views 0 comment Print

A ruling on whether the decision of the GST Council granting the exemption is binding on the Department in the absence of non-issuance of corresponding Notification by the Central/State Government is not within the competence and mandate of the Authority of Advance Ruling constituted u/s 96 of the OGST Act.

Vigilance Control Device, Diagnostic Terminal & MCS fall under HSN code 85301010

February 11, 2019 1299 Views 0 comment Print

In re Autometers AlliancgoodsPvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) From the characteristic of the Vigilance Control Device (VCD), Diagnostic Terminal (DT) & Master Controller System (MCS), chapter Notes, Classification Rules and above discussion, they all fall in Code 8530 10 10 of Customs Tariff Act, 1975. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, […]

GST on ‘Sight Vision Equipment’ manufactured for being used exclusively in various armoured Tanks

February 6, 2019 726 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ms. Opto Electronic Factory (GST AAR Uttarakhand) Classification and Rate of applicable GST on various equipment manufactured for being used exclusively in various armoured Tanks. We observe that the products manufactured and reapired by the applicant i.e. ‘Sight Vision Equipment’ is nothing but an ‘optical instruments’ used in various types of armoured tanks […]

5% GST payable on supply of Anaerobic Microbial Inoculums (AMI)

February 6, 2019 4716 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ms. Elefo Biotech Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Uttarakhand) In the present application, applicant has sought advance ruling for the classification and rate of GST applicable on supply of the products i.e. Anaerobic Microbial Inoculums (AMI)’ manufactured by them. AAR held that that the products i.e. Anaerobic Microbial Inoculums (AMI) will be classified under […]

Agricultural Seedling Trays of Plastic classifiable under CTH 39269099

February 6, 2019 1026 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Saro Enterprises (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) In the case at hand, the product, ‘Agricultural Seedling Tray’, is made up of Plastics and not of any of the base metals specified in the section notes as stated by the Appellant themselves. The contention of the Appellant is that the trays are used for germination […]

GST on Gudakhu, a tobacco product in paste form used as a Tooth paste

February 5, 2019 5727 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Prabhat Gudakhu factory (GST AAR ODISHA) In the scheme of classification of tobacco product for the purpose of assigning HSN Code under tariff sub-heading 2403 11, only water pipe tobacco intended for smoking in a water pipe are included and not any other form of tobacco. As explained above, the applicant is […]

No GST exemption to IMS Proschool on services not in relation to NSDC programme

February 4, 2019 3027 Views 0 comment Print

In re IMS Proschool Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling upheld  the ruling given by the Advance Ruling Authority by observing  that since they are not providing any services in relation to the NSDC programme implemented by the NSDC, they are not eligible for the  exemption provided in the entry […]

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