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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 615 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 5172 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 7194 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 120 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


Bhartiya Urban Pvt. Ltd. guilty of Profiteering under GST: NAA

October 4, 2022 1479 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Bhartiya Urban Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) 1 The present Report dated 27.11.2020 had been received from. the Director-General. of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) after a detailed investigation under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017 alleing profiteering in respect of Construction Services. The brief facts of the […]

NAA held Bhagwati Infra guilty of profiteering in project ‘Bhagwati Eminence’

October 4, 2022 1416 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Dhiraj Shetty Vs Bhagwati Infra (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 09.10.2019 to conduct a detailed investigation in respect of an application filed under Rule 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 alleging […]

Alleged Profiteering by Rushi Builder and Developers – NAA order reinvestigation

September 29, 2022 921 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Rekha Gamaprasad Yadav Vs Rushi Builder and Developers (NAA) The Present Report dated 23.09.2021 had been received in National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA or Authority) from the Applicant No. 2 i.e. the Director General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) after a detailed investigation under Rule 128 of the Central Goods & Service Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017, on […]

Alleged Profiteering by Salarpuria Signum Complex – NAA order reinvestigation

September 27, 2022 900 Views 0 comment Print

Damodar Ropeways & Infra Limited Vs Salarpuria Signum Complex LLP (NAA) It is observed from the DGAP’s report that the ITC, as a percentage of the turnover, that was available to the Respondent during the pre-GST period (April-2016 to June-2017) was 5.07%, whereas, during the post-GST period (July-2017 to September, 2020), it was 5.60% for […]

No violation of Anti-Profiteering if project commences on or after 01.07.2017

September 5, 2022 534 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant No. 1 had filed an application before the Andhra Pradesh State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules,2017 and alleged that Respondent had not passed on the benefit of the input tax credit by way of commensurate reduction in price

Nandi Infratech guilty of Profiteering in its Project ‘Amaatra Homes’

September 5, 2022 5838 Views 0 comment Print

Vijay Pal Sing Vs Nandi Infratech Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The Authority determines an amount or Rs. 7,28,05,691/- (including 12% GST) under section 133(1) as the profiteered amount by the Respondent from his 768 home buyers/shop buyers/customers which shall be refunded by him along with interest @18% thereon, from the date when the above amount was […]

Tata play guilty of profiteering of Rs. 225 crore in DTH services: NAA

September 5, 2022 2088 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant No. 1 alleging profiteering in respect of DTH (Direct to flume) Service supplied by the Respondent vide subscription ID No. 1088222136 in respect of payment of half yearly/annual subscription charges.

Panchshil Infrastructure guilty of profiteering in Panchshil Tower project

September 5, 2022 2106 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant No. 1 alleged that the Respondent has not passed on the benefit of ITC to him by way of commensurate reduction in the price on purchase of Apartment No. 503, Tower-E, from the Respondent in the Project Panchshil Towers situated at Kharadi, Pune on the introduction of GST w.e.f. 01.07.2017, in terms of Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017.

NAA directs DGAP to recalculate amount profiteered by SVP Builders

August 31, 2022 720 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. Rahul Bamal Vs SVP Builders India Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The brief facts of the case was that an application was filed before the Standing Committee on Anti-profiteering under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules. 2017, by the Applicant no. 1, wherein it had been alleged that the Respondent had not passed on the benefit […]

NAA directs DGAP to reinvestigate Profiteering by Friends Land Developers

August 31, 2022 837 Views 0 comment Print

Director-General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Friends Land Developers (NAA) The present Report dated 01.07.2020 has been received from the Director-General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) after a detailed investigation under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Service Tax Rules, 2017. The brief facts of the case are that this Authority, vide Order No. 62/2019 dated 27.11.2019, […]

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