Goods and Services Tax : Even after the sunset clause, anti-profiteering obligations continue through tribunals and policy directions, leaving businesses e...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Leading consumer and public policy research and advocacy group, CUTS International has requested the Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala ...
Goods and Services Tax : Empanelment of Advocates / Law Firms for representing the National Anti-profiteering Authority and Director General of Anti-Profit...
Goods and Services Tax : Anti-Profiteering Measures The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) was constituted on 28th November, 2017 under Section 17...
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. ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal held that procurement strategy, supplier oversight, and sourcing support formed part of a substantive procurement ser...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that permissions relating to ticket pricing could not override the statutory requirement to pass on GST rate reduction ...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Ministry of Finance empowers GST Appellate Tribunal to examine input tax credits and tax rate reductions, effective from October 1...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC notifies Competition Commission of India to examine whether input tax credits availed by any registered person or the reducti...
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Deepak Naik Vs Prestige Estate Projects Ltd. (NAA) We find this to be a fit case where the Respondent’s claim of having passed on the benefit to his recipients/homebuyers requires to be verified against third party evidence in the form of written acknowledgements receipts from the homebuyers evidencing the receipt of the benefit, including its […]
DCIT Vs Dough Makers India Pvt. Ltd (NAA) It was alleged that Respondent No. 1 supplying restaurant service has increased the base prices of his products and has not passed on the benefit of reduction in the GST rate from 18% to 5% w.e.f. 15.11.2017, affected vide Notification No. 46/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 14.11.2017 by […]
