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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 1701 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 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 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 414 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 1350 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


Coal supply by JEL for power generation is deemed supply of goods: AAR

March 5, 2018 3393 Views 0 comment Print

In re JSW Energy Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Also Read AAAR Ruling- Conversion of Coal supplied in Electricity is Manufacture not Job work: AAAR Maharashtra FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, MAHARASHTRA M/s. JSW Energy Limited (JEL), the applicant, seeking an advance ruling in respect of the applicability of GST on: 1. […]

18% GST applies on Setting up & operation of solar power plant: AAR

March 3, 2018 4338 Views 0 comment Print

In re Fermi Solar Farms Private Ltd. (AAR Maharashtra) Q.1 Whether in case of separate contracts for supply of goods and services for a solar power plant, there would be separate taxability of goods as ‘solar power generating system’ at 5% and services at 18%? A.1 The agreements tendered in support of this question reveal […]

Fludeoxyglucose or FDG classifiable as radioactive isotopes & compounds: AAR

February 21, 2018 3603 Views 0 comment Print

1. Whether the product ‘Fludeoxyglucose’ or ‘FDG ‘ can be classifiable under Chapter 3006 3000 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 ? 2. Whether chemicals used as pharmaceuticals that are inorganic or/ and of organic nature shall merit classification only under Chapter 28 & 29 and not under Chapter 30 which has been specifically carved out for chemical pharmaceuticals by makers of law ?

Setting up & operation of solar power plant is in nature of Works contract’ & taxable at 18% GST: AAR

February 17, 2018 2310 Views 0 comment Print

The applicant poses for us to decide if the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract falls within the definition of composite supply as found in the GST Act. Since we have elaborately discussed and observed above that the impugned transaction is a works contract u/ s 2(119) the GST Act, we need not even enter into the discussion as to whether the impugned transaction is a composite supply

Electrically operated Drum with Bell and Zalar not eligible for GST Exemption: AAR

February 5, 2018 2343 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Shree Vishwakarma Engineering Works (AAR Gujarat) (i) The product ‘Electrically operated Drum with Bell and Zalar’ manufactured and supplied by the applicant is classifiable under Heading 9208 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. (ii) The product ‘Electrically operated Drum with Bell and Zalar’ of the applicant is not […]

28% GST payable on Ice Cream Making Machine (Tariff Heading 84.18)

February 5, 2018 4815 Views 1 comment Print

The applicant M/s. Mitora Machinex Pvt. Ltd. has submitted that they manufacture and supply the Ice Cream Making Machines’ in diverse specifications such as Automatic Ice Cream Making Machine, Countertop Ice Cream Making Machine, Soft Ice Cream Making Machine and Fully Automatic Ice Cream Making Machine..

Advance Ruling under Goods and Service Tax: FAQs

January 25, 2018 5644 Views 0 comment Print

What is the meaning of Advance Ruling under GST? An ‘advance ruling’ means a decision provided by the authority or the Appellate Authority to an applicant on matters or on questions specified in section 97(2) or 100(1) of CGST/SGST Act as the case may be, in relation to the supply of goods and/or services proposed to be undertaken or being undertaken by the applicant. (section 95 of CGST/SGST Law and section 12 of UTGST law) Authority for Advance Rulings(AAR) are appointed under the respective SGST/UTGST Act(s) and the same are deemed to be the Authority for advance ruling under CGST Act also in respect of that State or Union territory.

Supply of goods imported into territory of India, till they cross customs frontiers of India is supply in the course of inter-State trade or commerce

January 25, 2018 5754 Views 0 comment Print

In Re. M/s Parsan Brothers (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) As per Section 7 (2) of the Integrated Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017– Supply of goods imported into the territory of India, till they cross the customs frontiers of India, shall be treated to be a supply of goods in the course of inter-State trade […]

GST payable on outward supplies made to ocean going merchant vessels on foreign run, Indian Naval Ships and Indian Coast Guard Ships

January 25, 2018 3072 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Fairmacs Ship Stores Private Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) (i) The applicant are not exempted from tax under GST on their outward supplies made to ocean going merchant vessels on foreign run, Indian Naval Ships and Indian Coast Guard Ships (ii) The applicant can collect the applicable GST from their customers, in case it […]

18% GST Payable on Hydraulic Orbital Valve classifiable under Tariff Heading 84.81

January 17, 2018 2358 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Dyna Automation Private Limited (AAR Gujarat) What is the classification and rate of Goods and Services Tax for Steering unit which is a kind of hydraulic valve and used as intermediate parts of hydraulic systems in agricultural harvesting machine ? The product “Hydraulic Orbital Valve” is classifiable under Tariff Heading 84.81 of […]

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