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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 399 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 1338 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


Full ITC eligible on Road Construction Services which is liable to tax: AAR

September 15, 2018 18231 Views 1 comment Print

In re Nagaur Mukandgarh Highways Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Rajasthan) 1. The applicant is rendering taxable services during the construction, of roads which is liable to tax; hence they are entitled to claim full ITC under.the provisions of section 16(1) of the CGST Act. 2017. 2. The Applicant is entitled to claim ITC on supplies […]

GST on EPC contract for set up of solar power generating system

September 15, 2018 6534 Views 0 comment Print

In re Solai Redirect India LLP (GST AAR Rajasthan) Whether EPC contract for set up of solar power generating system be considered as a composite supply with PV modules being the principal supply and be taxed at a rate of 5% (i.e. tax rate applicable on the P.V. modules)? As per the statement of facts submitted […]

IGST payable on testing services to foreign companies on goods made available by them: AAR

September 15, 2018 12114 Views 0 comment Print

In re Behr-Hella Thermocontrol India Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Maharashtra) The argument of the applicant is that the services provided by the applicant in this case, as per the agreement, are completed only when the test reports are sent to their overseas clients is not tenable for the reason that first of all the service of […]

GST on Air-Cooled condenser forming part of Waste to Energy plant

September 14, 2018 1512 Views 1 comment Print

In re Enexio Power Cooling Solutions Private Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Whether the Air-Cooled condenser to be supplied by the applicant to the buyer for use in the waste-to-energy project is classifiable as ‘parts for the manufacture of waste to energy plants/devices’, attracting 5% IGST or 2.5% CGST and 2.5% APGST? As per the […]

GST on Biofos Mono /Di calcium phosphate animal feed supplement

September 14, 2018 6381 Views 0 comment Print

In re Srivet Hatcheries (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Biofos Mono calcium Phosphate/Di calcium phosphate animal feed supplement, HSN Code No: 23099090, is classifiable under exempted goods, notified vide the Entry No.102 of Notification No.02/2017, dated: 28th June 2017. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING,(ANDHRA PRADESH) Note: Under Section 100 of the APGST Act’2017, […]

GST on lease instalment to RIADA in respect of scheduled land/shed for a period of 30 years

September 14, 2018 1005 Views 0 comment Print

In re Tangerine Skies Private Limited (GST AAR Jharkhand) The amount payable in instalment to the Ranchi Industrial Development Authority (RIADA) on lease in respect of the scheduled land/ shed for a period of 30 years from the date of allotment after getting the allotment letter does not come under the category of upfront payment. […]

GST on Lease amount payable to RIADA after getting allotment letter

September 14, 2018 1386 Views 0 comment Print

In re Matrix Horizons Private Limited (GST AAR Jharkhand) The amount payable in installment to the Ranchi Industrial Development Authority (RIADA) on lease in respect of the scheduled land/ shed for a period of 30 years from the date of allotment after getting the allotment letter does not come under the category of upfront payment. […]

GST on LED based luminaire in passenger coaches of Indian Railways

September 13, 2018 1116 Views 0 comment Print

In re Bitcom Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) a) What is the correct classification HSN code based luminaire in passenger coaches of Indian Railways which exclusively works on electric supply of 110/127 Volts? Ans.  Correct classification of luminaire in passenger coaches of Indian Railways which exclusively works on electric supply of 110/127 Volts […]

AAR not maintainable if question raised in application is already pending

September 12, 2018 1218 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sterlite Technologies Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Authority for Advance Ruling shall not admit the application where the question raised in the application is already pending or decided in any proceedings in the case of an applicant under any of the provisions of this Act” and further stating that in view of the express […]

GST on Pollution control device for use in waste to energy plants/devices

September 11, 2018 10788 Views 0 comment Print

Pollution control device being supplied by the applicant for use in ‘waste to energy plants/devices’ are classifiable under chapter heading 8421 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and are covered by Sr. No. 234 of schedule I of Notification No.01/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dt.28.06.2017 & Notification No.35/ST-2 dt.30.06.2017, chargeable to CGST @2.5% and SGST @ 2.5%.

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