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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 1719 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 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 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 1368 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


Supplier to SEZ units and developers is liable to pay GST: AAR

August 1, 2018 6018 Views 0 comment Print

The Applicant who is a supplier to SEZ units and developers shall be liable to pay tax when supplying to Units and Developers of Special Economic Zones subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Integrated Goods and Services Act, 2017. This Ruling is valid subject to the provisions under Section 103 until and unless declared void under Section 104(1) of the GST Act.

Electric cables cannot be treated as accessories or consumables for petroleum operations

August 1, 2018 2943 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Kei Industries Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) Also Read AAAR Ruling- GST Advance ruling cannot be given on transaction prior to date of Application for Advance Ruling FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING,RAJASTHAN The Issue raised by the applicant is fit to pronounce advance ruling as it falls under ambit […]

GST on amortized value of tool received on FOC basis from customer

July 31, 2018 7239 Views 0 comment Print

In re Lear Automotive India Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether amortized value of the tool received on Free of Cost (FOC basis from the customer is required to be included in the value of finished goods manufactured and supplied by the applicant to the customer? FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, […]

AAR cannot decide on issue of liability to deduct TDS under GST

July 30, 2018 1389 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kandla Port Trust (GST AAR Gujarat) Determination of the liability to pay tax on any goods or services or both; -Applicability of TDS provision under section 51 of CGST Act. As the issue ‘whether the applicant is liable to deduct TDS under Section 51 of the CGST Act, 2017 and the GGST Act, […]

AAR cannot decide applicability of GST Type as same relates to place of supply

July 30, 2018 1179 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kandla Port Trust (GST AAR Gujarat) The applicant has raised the question for advance ruling ‘whether IGST is applicable to port related services provided to out of the state registered dealer or CGST and SGST would apply ? Place of supply of services of the applicant is required to be determined in order […]

GST on disputed claims and issue of refund claim- AAR cannot decide

July 30, 2018 3492 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kandla Port Trust (GST AAR Gujarat) The applicant has raised following questions for advance ruling – (i) Whether DPT shall continue to pay GST on disputed claim ? (ii) How is it possible for DPT to claim refund for GST paid out of pocket, if the  matter /  dispute  concluded  in  favour  of […]

5% GST Payable on EOT Grab Cranes : AAR

July 30, 2018 4182 Views 0 comment Print

EOT Grab Cranes are integral part of the Waste to Energy Plants project for manufacturing and generation of end product of electricity and therefore the EOT Grab Cranes being used in waste to energy plant as per details given in present case clearly fall under serial no. 234 of schedule of notification 1/2017 – Integrated Tax (Rate) and liable to IGST @5%.

No GST on services provided to clients located in SEZ: AAR

July 30, 2018 2211 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Sapthagiri Hospitality Private Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) (i) The hotel being located in non-processing zone of Dahez Special Economic Zone whether liable to pay GST on all the services provided by it to the clients located in SEZ which inter-alia included supply of services by way of providing accommodation services, supplying food and beverages […]

Chilly Cutter made of Stainless Steel classifiable under HSN 8210

July 30, 2018 4194 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Meera Metals (GST AAR Gujarat) Product Chilly Cutter made of Stainless Steel, whether classifiable under HSN 7323 or otherwise ? 1. Heading 7323 covers ‘Table, Kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron […]

Slate for Student & Teacher are exempt from GST: AAR

July 30, 2018 2340 Views 0 comment Print

Raja Slates Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) (A) The products ‘Slate for Student’ and ‘Slate for Teacher’ supplied by M/s. Raja Slates Pvt. Ltd. (GSTIN 24AAACR3936K1ZB) are appropriately classifiable under Tariff Heading 96.10. (B) The products ‘Slate for Student’ and ‘Slate for Teacher’ supplied by M/s. Raja Slates Pvt. Ltd. (GSTIN 24AAACR3936K1ZB) are eligible for […]

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