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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 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 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 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


GST payable on supply & installation of car parking system as works contract

June 13, 2018 9270 Views 1 comment Print

Precision Automation and Robotics India Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Issue- Whether the activity of supply and installation of ‘car parking system’ would qualify as immovable property and thereby ‘works contract’ as defined in Section 2(119) of the CGST Act. Held- Since  transaction of supply and installation of a ‘car parking system’ would qualify as immovable […]

GST on Cold Storage services related to Agricultural & Other Produce

June 11, 2018 52578 Views 0 comment Print

Goods mentioned under Group A fall under the definition of Agricultural Produce in terms of the aforesaid notification and so supply of cold storage service in relation to these is exempt from the levy of GST.

FAQs – Advance Ruling under GST

June 10, 2018 7638 Views 1 comment Print

Q1. What is Advance Ruling under GST? Ans. ‘Advance Ruling’ is a decision provided by the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) or the Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR) to an applicant on specified matters or questions, in relation to the supply of goods or services or both being undertaken or proposed to be undertaken […]

Leasing of immovable property & support services is mixed supply

June 9, 2018 3807 Views 0 comment Print

In re  Awla Infra (AAR Haryana) ‘Whether GST is exempt or is applicable on the Private Entrepreneurs Godowns built under the PEG-2008 scheme of the FCI and leased out to the Nodal Agency (UPSWC) on ‘Lease and services basis’ for the storage of FCI’s food grain stocks (Wheat)’? Ruling In view of the above discussions and […]

Energy-G Premium oil classifiable under HSN 1518; 5% GST Payable

June 8, 2018 2625 Views 0 comment Print

In re Agarwal Industries Private Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Energy-G premium oil is manufactured out of Vegetable fats / oils and not from animal fats / oils. That being so the classification of product is HSN 1518 and shall be subject to 5% GST as per Schedule I of Notification 1/2017-C.T (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 […]

Electro Ink supplied along with consumables is a mixed supply

June 8, 2018 2289 Views 0 comment Print

In re HP India Sales Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question :-1. Classification of Electro Ink supplied along with consumables under GST Answer:- The supply of Electro Ink supplied along with consumable is a mixed supply as defined u/s section 2 (74) of the GST Act and is also a continuous supply of goods as […]

ITC not eligible on vehicles purchased to use as mobile cotton labs

June 8, 2018 2298 Views 1 comment Print

In re Indian Cotton Solutions.Com Private Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Whether they can utilize /refund the ITC which is readily available in GST Portal, for the vehicles purchased by them for the purpose of their core business activity? It is submitted that the firm purchased five vehicles to use as mobile cotton labs, for […]

GST on sale of tobacco leaves received from farmers made by Commission Agent

June 8, 2018 5250 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jayalakshmi Tobacco Company (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Q1. Will GST be applicable on sale of tobacco leaves received from farmers made by Commission Agent in an auction and his turnover is less than Rs.20 Lakh? As per entry No:24 Notification No: 11/2017- Central Tax(Rate) dated : 28.06.2017, Commission agent dealing with agricultural produce […]

In absence of PE Non-Competent Fee received by UK Company from Indian Company not Taxable in India: AAR

June 6, 2018 1632 Views 0 comment Print

Mr. Kanchun Kaushal Vs Ms. Kavita Pandey (AAR Delhi) Non-compete fees received by the Applicant from ADI BPO Services Private Ltd., an Indian Company, as a part of the consideration for transfer of the shares held in MPS Ltd. an Indian Company, though income from “Profits and gains of business or profession” as provided under […]

GST not applicable on upfront amount for lease of 30 Years or more for plots

June 6, 2018 3435 Views 0 comment Print

In re Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Whether GST is applicable on upfront amount (called as premium / salami) payable in respect of services by way of granting of long term lease of the thirty years or more for plots catering to public health care such as hospital, nursing home, diagnostic […]

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