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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 936 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 807 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 744 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 5289 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 7578 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 1914 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 14133 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 990 Views 0 comment Print


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GSTAT Upholds Anti-Profiteering Order Against Vishwanath Cinema for not passing GST Cut Benefit

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that retaining the same ticket prices after GST reductions amounted to profiteering under Section 171 of the CGST Act. ...

June 13, 2026 495 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Refund as Foreign Group Entity Rendered Core Procurement Functions: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal held that procurement strategy, supplier oversight, and sourcing support formed part of a substantive procurement ser...

June 10, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

Homebuyer’s Anti-Profiteering Complaint Rejected as Project Was Entirely in GST Regime

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT accepted the DGAP finding that the ratio of credit availed to purchase value declined after GST implementation. Since no add...

June 9, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

Lifestyle Liable for Profiteering as Base Prices Increased After GST Rate Reduction

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that the retailer failed to pass on the benefit of GST reduction from 28% to 18% through commensurate price cuts. The T...

June 9, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Upholds Profiteering Finding as Cinema Increased Base Ticket Prices After GST Rate Cut

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that permissions relating to ticket pricing could not override the statutory requirement to pass on GST rate reduction ...

June 1, 2026 261 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 1953 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 1620 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 5049 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 5379 Views 0 comment Print


Alleged Profiteering by Rushi Builder and Developers – NAA order reinvestigation

September 29, 2022 999 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 981 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 582 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 5928 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 2133 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 2217 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 804 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 882 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, […]

Distributor of products liable to pass benefit of ITC reduction: NAA

August 31, 2022 5064 Views 0 comment Print

NAA held that distributor of products manufactured by others also liable to pass on the benefit of tax rate reduction to the recipients

Kanakia Spaces Realty guilty of Profiteering in project ‘Kanakia Sevens’

August 31, 2022 2679 Views 0 comment Print

Meenal Gupta Vs Kanakia Spaces Reality Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The present Report dated 31.08.2020 had been received from the Applicant No. 2 i.e. the Director General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) after detailed investigation under Rue 129 (8) of the Coning Goods & Service Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017 In pursuance of Authority’s Interim Order no.15/2019 dated 19.11 […]

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