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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 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 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


GST on catering services provided under B2B Model & B2C Model

July 9, 2018 17151 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ismail Ahamad Soofi (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether the catering services provided by the Applicant under B2B Model and B2C Model are to be classified as canteen/restaurant services under Entry. No. 7(i) of the Notification No. 11/2017 dated 28th June 2017 as amended by the Notification No. 46/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 14th November 2017 or […]

No GST on sale of goods from outside India to a place outside India

July 9, 2018 20265 Views 0 comment Print

In re INA Bearing India Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether the sale of goods, which are located outside India, would be liable to tax in India under section 7(5) (a) of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017? There is no doubt that the goods of the applicant would be imported goods if they […]

GST on Back office support services to overseas companies

July 7, 2018 10686 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vservglobal Private Limited (GST AAR Maharastra) The applicant is registered person under GST ACT who is supplier of Services, which is a corporate entity incorporated in India and having its registered office in Mumbai. The orders for supply of said services are received in its Mumbai office and also services are executed from […]

AAR Ruling on Classification of Polypropylene (PP) Leno Bags

July 6, 2018 6072 Views 0 comment Print

‘PP Leno Bags’, if specifically made from woven Polypropylene fabric using strips or the like of width not exceeding 5 mm and without any impregnation, coating, covering, or lamination with plastics, are to be classified under Tariff Sub Heading 6305 33 00.

GST Leviable on Rakhi and cannot be classified as handicraft item

July 5, 2018 3693 Views 0 comment Print

Rakhi is an independently identifiable product which may be made up of innumerable materials of no fixed or predetermined ratio, and yet retain its specific identity as a symbol of a bond involving the potential care of the sister by the brother, and not merely an assemblage of discrete materials. Rakhi cannot be termed as a handicraft item under GST under Notification No 32/2017-Central Tax dated 15.09.2017, (later amended as Notification No 38/2017-Central Tax dated 13.10.2017).

GST: No ITC on supply of Question Papers to Educational Institutions

July 4, 2018 1836 Views 0 comment Print

The Applicant, stated to be, inter alia, supplier of printed question papers for various examinations conducted by the Government/Government aided Educational Boards/ Councils/ Universities etc is seeking a Ruling on whether GST is to be charged on such supply and, if so, at what rate and under what HSN or SAC code is the GST to be charged?

GST registration not required for supply of exempted goods or services or both

July 4, 2018 9933 Views 0 comment Print

In re Acsen Hyveg Private Limited (GST AAR Haryana) 1. Whether registration is required in case of supply of tax free goods under GST Act? Person is engaged in supply of exempted goods or services or both, which are not liable to be taxed, shall not be liable to be registered under the CGST Act, […]

Affordable Housing qualifies for reduced CGST rate of 6%

July 3, 2018 11781 Views 0 comment Print

In re Prajapati Developers (GST AAR Maharashtra) Issue- Whether the construction services provided under the project “Prajapati Magnum” qualifies for the reduced CGST Rate of 6% as provided in SI. No 3 – item (v)- sub item (da) vide Notification 01/1018- CT (Rate) dated 25.01.2018? Held by Authority For Advance Ruling Low cost houses up […]

GST on Complimentary IPL Tickets- Kings XI Punjab withdraws AAR Application

July 3, 2018 3465 Views 0 comment Print

Whether free tickets given as Complimentary tickets by Kings XI Punjab for IPL Matches falls within the definition of supply under the CGST Act, 2017 and thus whether the Applicant is required to pay GST on such free tickets?; Whether the Applicant is eligible to claim Input Tax Credit (for short ITC) in respect of complimentary tickets?

AMRCL is a Government Authority; AAR on functions of Municipality

July 2, 2018 2019 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amaravathi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) 1. Whether M/s. Amaravathi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (AMRCL) is a Government authority as per the Notification No. 12/2017 of Central Tax ( Rate), dated 28th June 2017, read with Notification No. 32/2017 of Central Tax (Rate), dated 13th October 2017. The applicant / […]

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