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Anti-Profiteering Measures in GST 2.0: Alarming Implications on Business Concerns

Goods and Services Tax : Even after the sunset clause, anti-profiteering obligations continue through tribunals and policy directions, leaving businesses e...

February 1, 2026 612 Views 0 comment Print

GST Anti-Profiteering: Product Quantity Hike is Not Rate reduction

Goods and Services Tax : The Delhi High Court upheld an anti-profiteering order, ruling that merely increasing product quantity or volume after a GST rate ...

November 6, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

18% Interest on Anti-Profiteering Amounts Applies from April 1, 2020: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT ruled 18% interest on GST anti-profiteering amounts applies prospectively from April 1, 2020, upholding that it cannot be im...

November 6, 2025 594 Views 0 comment Print

Increasing Product Quantity Instead of Reducing Price Violates Anti-Profiteering Provisions: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi HC rules increasing product quantity or base price instead of reducing MRP after a GST rate cut violates Section 171 of the ...

November 6, 2025 5169 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-Profiteering In GST 2.0: From Law To Practice

Goods and Services Tax : GST 2.0 rate cuts trigger Anti-Profiteering rules (Sec 171). Summary covers obligation to pass on tax/ITC benefit, MRP display nor...

September 29, 2025 7191 Views 0 comment Print


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Credit Anti-profiteering penalties in the Consumer Welfare Fund

Goods and Services Tax : Leading consumer and public policy research and advocacy group, CUTS International has requested the Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala ...

September 29, 2021 1842 Views 0 comment Print

Empanelment & Guidelines for empanelment of Advocates to defend NAA

Goods and Services Tax : Empanelment of Advocates / Law Firms for representing the National Anti-profiteering Authority and Director General of Anti-Profit...

July 27, 2020 13944 Views 0 comment Print

NAA passes 60 orders against complaints of profiteering

Goods and Services Tax : Anti-Profiteering Measures The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) was constituted on 28th November, 2017 under Section 17...

May 29, 2019 939 Views 0 comment Print


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GSTAT Confirms Profiteering as Cinema Tickets Not Reduced After GST Rate Cut

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal held that maintaining ticket prices by increasing base price after GST reduction violated Section 171. It directed de...

April 17, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Builder Liable for Profiteering for Not Passing GST Credit Benefits to Homebuyers: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The case addressed increased ITC benefits post-GST without corresponding price reduction. The tribunal ruled this violated Section...

April 6, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

No Profiteering Found Due to Excess ITC Benefit Passed to Homebuyers: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The dispute concerned failure to reduce prices after GST. The Tribunal held that documentary evidence showed benefit was already t...

April 6, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

Homebuyers Cannot Claim ITC Benefit in Fully Post-GST Projects: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that no anti-profiteering violation arises where construction, agreement, and payments occur entirely in the GST regime...

April 6, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

Error Rectified Due to Calculation Discrepancy in GSTAT Anti-Profiteering Order

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved a calculation error in the final order. The Tribunal clarified the correct per sq. ft. benefit including GST an...

April 6, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print


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GST Authority Ceases accepting Anti-Profiteering Investigation Requests from April 1, 2025

Goods and Services Tax : GST Authority will stop accepting requests for examination of input tax credits and tax rate reductions from April 1, 2025, as per...

September 30, 2024 1779 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC notifies Principal Bench of GSTAT to hear cases of anti-profiteering

Goods and Services Tax : Ministry of Finance empowers GST Appellate Tribunal to examine input tax credits and tax rate reductions, effective from October 1...

September 30, 2024 1347 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC amends rules related to National Anti-Profiteering Authority

Goods and Services Tax : Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2022 – CBIC omitted following GST Rules 122,124,125,134 and 137 vi...

November 23, 2022 4989 Views 0 comment Print

Now Competition Commission of India to examine Anti-Profiteering

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC notifies Competition Commission of India to examine whether input tax credits availed by any registered person or the reducti...

November 23, 2022 5313 Views 0 comment Print


Eden Realty guilty of profiteering in its project Siddha Eden Lakeville: NAA

October 9, 2022 2004 Views 0 comment Print

Rajesh Shaw Vs Eden Realty Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The Applicant No.1 Rajesh Shaw alleged that the Respondent No. 1 Eden Realty Ventures Pvt. Ltd. had not passed on the benefit of ITC to him by way of commensurate reduction in prices and charged GST @12% on the amount due to him against payments made for […]

ATS Township guilty of profiteering in its project ATS Rhapsody: NAA

October 9, 2022 4086 Views 0 comment Print

Kundan Kumar Sinha Vs ATS Township Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Applicant alleged profiteering by ATS Township Pvt. Ltd. in respect of purchase of a Flat No. 4032 in Tower-4 in the Respondent’s project ‘ATS Rhapsody’, situated at Plot No. GH12/1, Sector-1, Village Bisrakh, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The Applicant No. 1 alleged that the Respondent had not passed […]

ATS Homes guilty of profiteering in its project ATS Picturesque Reprieves: NAA

October 9, 2022 4467 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs ATS Homes Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The brief facts of the present case, are that a reference was received by the DGAP from the Standing Committee on Anti-profiteering on 15.10.2020 to conduct a detailed investigation in respect of an application filed under Rule 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax […]

DGAP to re-investigate Profiteering by distributor of Johnson & Johnson: NAA

October 4, 2022 1671 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs J.P. and Sons (NAA) NAA has observed that the Respondent, M/s J.P. and Sons was a distributor of M/s Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd. The Authority finds that M/s Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd. was investigated by the DGAP for allegations of profiteering is as much he has not passed […]

DGAP to re-investigate Profiteering by distributor of L’Oreal India: NAA

October 4, 2022 1731 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Raj & Company (NAA) There is no dispute with regard to the reduction of the tax in respect of subject products supplied by the Respondent with effect from 15-11-2017. The Government by Notification No 41/2017-CT (Rate) dated 14-11-­2017 has reduced rates on subject products. In view of the above said […]

NAA directs DGAP to recalculate amount of profiteering by E homes pvt Ltd

October 4, 2022 933 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Sumit Mansingka Vs E-Homes Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The Respondent E-Homes Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. has made his detailed submissions regarding the fact that the credit of VAT for pre-GST era has been denied to him. He has also submitted copies of VAT returns and the UPVAT assessment orders for the relevant period in this regard. The […]

Maheshwari Infratech Pvt Ltd guilty of Profiteering in its project U-Faria: NAA

October 4, 2022 1155 Views 0 comment Print

Vivek Gupta Vs Maheshwari Infratech Pvt Ltd (NAA) NAA held that Maheshwari Infratech Pvt Ltd has denied the benefit of ITC to the customers/flat buyers/recipients in his Project U-Faria’ in contravention of the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017 and has committed an offence under Section 171 (3A) of the above Act. […]

Project already been investigated by DGAP project need not be analyzed again for determination of profiteering: NAA

October 4, 2022 732 Views 0 comment Print

It was observed that in NAA’s Order No. 57/2022, Project Ruparel Orion had actually been considered for profiteering. Hence the contention of the Respondent appears to be true and therefore this project need not be analyzed again for determination of profiteering.

‘Prasu Infrabuild’ guilty of Profiteering in its Project ‘SKA Green Arch’: NAA

October 4, 2022 1293 Views 0 comment Print

Karunakar Singh Vs Prasu Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd (NAA) 1. The present Report dated 29.10.2021 has been received by National Anti‑ Profiteering Authority (NAA or the Authority) from the Applicant No. 12 i.e. the DGAP after detailed investigation under Rule 129(6) of the Central Goods & Service Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017. The brief facts of the […]

NAA order No. 71/2022 in ‘Panchshil Infrastructure Holding Pvt. Ltd.’ for updation

October 4, 2022 798 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Madhumal Panjumal Keswani Vs Panchshil Infrastructure Holding Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) In the Order No. 62/2022 dated 29.08.2022 of this Authority, after paragraph 32 and before paragraph 33, the following paragraph shall be added: 32A. The present investigation has been conducted up to 30.11.2020 only. However, the Respondent has not obtained the Completion Certificate (CC) […]

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