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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


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

June 24, 2022 870 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 3405 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 750 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 960 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 1548 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 1623 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 840 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 1116 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 […]

Sri Laxmi Kala Mandir Guilty of not passing GST reduction benefit to Customers: NAA

May 27, 2022 1059 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Commissioner Vs Sri Laxmi Kala Mandir 70MM Theatre (NAA) It is clear from the investigation carried out by the DGAP and also letter dated 03.06.2019 to Deputy Commissioner (Anti Evasion), Medchal, Hyderabad that the Respondent has maintained the same prices of all three categories of movie admission tickets which he was charging before the […]

NAA directs ‘Jay Ambe Developers’ to pass on ITC benefit to Homebuyers

May 27, 2022 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Jigar R. Shah Vs Jay Ambe Developers (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It is clear from the plain reading of Section 171(1) that, it deals with two situations:- one relating to the passing on the benefit of reduction in the rate of tax and the second pertaining to the passing on the benefit of the ITC. On […]

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