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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


No provisions in CGST Act or rules to allow payment of profiteered amount in instalments

May 10, 2022 1353 Views 0 comment Print

There are no specific provisions in the CGST Act or rules, which provide for payment of determined profiteered amount in instalments.

No penalty for Anti-Profiteering infringement before 01.01.2020

May 10, 2022 423 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Commissioner Vs Rana Electronics and Home Appliances (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) In this case Respondent has contravened the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. However, since, the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) of the CGST Act, 2017 for violation of the above provisions has come in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020 […]

Anti-Profiteering: NAA directs DGAP to enquire 9 Projects of Adhiraj Constructions

May 10, 2022 3600 Views 0 comment Print

Jitendra Kumar Vs Adhiraj Constructions Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) It is observed from the DGAP’s report and documents submitted during the investigation that the instant project (Samyama City Tower 1-D) has received RERA approval for the period 08.01.2018 to 31.03.2023. It is also noted that all bookings have been made after GST was introduced and that […]

DGAP to re-investigate Anti-Profiteering allegation against Gopal Teknocon

May 10, 2022 816 Views 0 comment Print

In re Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs. Gopal Teknocon Private Limited (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The brief facts of the case are that an Application was filed by the Applicant No. 1 under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules, 2017 before the State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering alleging profiteering by the Respondent, in respect of awarding […]

DGAP to re-investigate allegation of Profiteering against Gopal Teknocon

May 10, 2022 390 Views 0 comment Print

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs Gopal Teknocon Private Limited (NAA) It is accepted fact that petroleum products play a very important role in day-to-day life of an individual and also fuel the economy. It is also well-known fact that refining and further processing and delivery of the petroleum product is a continuous process and any […]

No Anti-Profiteering if no pre-GST tax rate or ITC availability: NAA

May 9, 2022 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Ashish Jain through Sh. Rachit Jain Vs GLS Infraprojects Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) In the present case the draw of lots, allotment of units and receipt of payments had taken place in the post-GST era. The draw of lots for allotment of houses was conducted on 08.08.2017 in the presence of the committee constituted under […]

Anutone Acoustics Guilty of not passing ITC benefit to one of its Customers: NAA

May 9, 2022 1317 Views 0 comment Print

Deshpande Constructions (Prop Shri Sunil V. Deshpande) Vs Anutone Acoustics Ltd. (NAA) The issue to be examined by the Authority is as to whether there was any net benefit of ITC with the introduction of GST. On this issue it has been revealed from the DGAP’s Report that, the Respondent should have reduced the base […]

No Violation of Anti-Profiteering Provisions by Lodha Developers in its Project Lodha Primo: NAA

April 8, 2022 1557 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Darshan Joshi Vs M/s. Lodha Developers Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The brief facts of the present case are that the Applicant No. 1 had filed an application stating that the Respondent had resorted to profiteering in respect of the supply of construction services related to the purchase of Flat No. 1201 in the project […]

Alton Buildtech not contravened Anti-Profiteering provisions in Project `Aangan’: NAA

April 5, 2022 759 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Alton Buildtech India Pvt. Ltd (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Perusal of the record reveals that the Project `Aangan’ consist of three Phases viz. I, II and III. Regarding Phase I the DGAP vide Report dated 14.06.2019 had alleged Profiteering of Rs. 6,24,48,008/- and the same had been confirmed by this Authority […]

Credit Anti-profiteering penalties in the Consumer Welfare Fund

September 29, 2021 1842 Views 0 comment Print

Leading consumer and public policy research and advocacy group, CUTS International has requested the Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman that penalties under the Central GST Act, 2018 for profiteering should be deposited in the Consumer Welfare Fund.

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