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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


Section 171 of & Rule 126 are not violative of Article 14 & 19: NAA

June 24, 2022 3969 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Nagendra Kumar Biyani Vs Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (NAA) The Respondent has contended that Section 171 of the CGST Act and Rule 126 of the CGST Rules are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of India. In this connection, this Authority holds that the Authority has not acted in any […]

Lifeways Infrastate guilty of not passing ITC benefit to Customers: NAA

June 24, 2022 411 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Ashok Kumar Singh Vs Lifeways Infrastate Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The only issue to be examined is as to whether there was any net benefit of ITC with the introduction of GST. The Authority finds that, the ITC, as a percentage of the turnover, that was available to the Respondent during the pre-GST period (April-2016 […]

NAA directs reinvestigation by DGAP against Pan Realtors Pvt. Ltd.

June 24, 2022 810 Views 0 comment Print

Umesh Kumar Shukla Vs. Pan Realtors Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) We have considered the Report furnished by the DGAP, the submissions made by the Respondent and the other material placed on record. On examining the various submissions, the observations of this Authority are as follows:- a. Upon perusal of Table-B, it is observed that while calculating […]

L’Oreal India Pvt. Ltd. guilty of profiteering under GST: NAA

June 23, 2022 3285 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs L’Oreal India Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) NAA held that – a. Under the provisions of Section 171(2) of the CGST Act 2017 read with Rule 133, the Authority finds that commensurate reduction in the price of the goods has not been effected by the Respondent after the GST rates were reduced […]

Sternal Buildcon guilty of not passing ITC benefit to 112 customers: NAA

June 22, 2022 711 Views 0 comment Print

Parveen Kumar Bansal Vs Sternal Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Authority finds and determines that the Respondent has profiteered by an amount of Rs. 42,21,321/- for the project `Signum 36′ during the period of investigation i.e. 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2019. The above amount that has been profiteered by the Respondent from his shop buyers/ recipients of supply […]

No anti profiteering if project started after GST implementation w.e.f. 01.07.2017

June 22, 2022 867 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Ritesh Kumar Khandelwal Vs Forever Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Authority finds that the allotment of units, agreements, booking, construction activity and receipt of payments had taken place in the post-GST era. The draw of lots for allotment of houses was conducted on 05.07.2017 in the presence of the committee constituted under the Affordable Housing […]

LIC HFL Care Homes guilty of not passing ITC benefit to 243 Customers

June 20, 2022 1515 Views 0 comment Print

Niranjan Swain Vs LIC HFL Care Homes Ltd. (NAA) Authority finds that the Respondent has profiteered by an amount of Rs. 1,85,70,263/- during the period of investigation i.e. 01.07.2017 to 30.09.2020. This amount of Rs. 1,85,70,263/- includes the amount relating to the Applicant No. 1 amounting to Rs. 1,27,892/-. The above amount that has been […]

Miraj cinema guilty of not passing benefit of GST rate reduction to Customers: NAA

June 20, 2022 1527 Views 0 comment Print

Santosh Vs Miraj Entertainment Limited (NAA) The rates of GST on Services by way of admission to exhibition of cinematograph films where the price of admission ticket was above one hundred rupee was reduced from 28% to 18% and Services by way of admission to exhibition of cinematograph films where the price of admission ticket […]

Pivotal Infrastructure guilty of not passing ITC benefit to 1039 customers: NAA

June 17, 2022 813 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Naina Rani Vs Pivotal Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) It has been revealed that the Respondent was given benefit of ITC on the supply of Construction Services after the implementation of GST w.e.f. 01.07.2017 and the Respondent was required to pass on such benefit of ITC to the homebuyers/shop buyers by way of commensurate reduction […]

‘Suncity Projects’ guilty of denying ITC benefit to homebuyers: NAA

June 14, 2022 1008 Views 1 comment Print

Jotbir Singh Bhalla Vs Suncity Projects Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Authority determines that the Respondent has profiteered an amount of Rs. 2,62,56,652/-. Therefore, given the above facts, the Authority under Rule 133(3)(a) of the CGST Rules orders that the Respondent shall reduce the price to be realized from the buyers of the flats commensurate with the […]

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