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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 474 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 705 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 504 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 5097 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 6930 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 1803 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 13866 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 891 Views 0 comment Print


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GSTAT Orders Re-Investigation Because Profiteering Calculation Did Not Compare Same Basket of Goods

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal found merit in the respondent’s argument that ITC comparison should be based on identical goods and services and di...

March 5, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty as Full ITC Benefit Passed to Buyers, GSTAT Accepts DGAP Report

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that although profiteering of ₹1.70 crore was computed, the developer had passed on ₹2.02 crore to home-buyers. Wit...

February 28, 2026 1227 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-Profiteering Allegation Dismissed as DGAP Finds No ITC Gain After GST Rollout

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal accepted the DGAP report finding no extra ITC benefit after GST implementation and held that Section 171 was not viol...

February 28, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

No ITC Pass-Through Required as Project Commenced Entirely Post-GST: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Appellate Tribunal held that Section 171 does not apply where the housing project began and was executed fully after GST i...

February 27, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-Profiteering Proceedings Closed Because Full ITC Benefit Passed to Buyers: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal accepted the DGAP report after verifying that the developer passed on ITC benefits exceeding the computed liability. ...

February 27, 2026 120 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 1668 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 1233 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 4956 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 5265 Views 0 comment Print


GST: Penalty for Section 171(1) violation effective from 01.01.2020

August 24, 2020 2154 Views 0 comment Print

Ratish Nair Vs Man Realty Ltd. (NAA) In this case Respondent has not passed on the benefit of input tax credit to his buyers w.e.f 01.07.2017 to 30.09.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171(1) of the CGST Act, 2017. It is also revealed from the perusal of the CGST Act […]

Section 171(3A) Penalty cannot be imposed retrospectively: NAA

August 24, 2020 765 Views 0 comment Print

Pranesh Pathak Vs Bhutani International Medicos (NAA) Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 27.07.2018 to 31.03.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF NATIONAL ANTI-PROFITEERING APPELLATE AUTHORITY […]

Section 171(3A) of CGST Act comes in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020

August 24, 2020 1950 Views 0 comment Print

NAA Order: Respondent violated CGST Act by not passing GST rate reduction benefits. No penalty for violation of Section 171 (1) between 15.11.2017 to 31.03.2018.

Section 171(3A) Anti-Profiteering penalty cannot be imposed retrospectively

August 21, 2020 615 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s VTWO Ventures (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It has been revealed that the Respondent has not passed on the benefit of reduction in GST rate from 28% to 18% w.e.f 15.11.2017 to 31.08.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. […]

Section 171(3A) come in to force w.e.f. 01.2020: NAA

August 19, 2020 660 Views 0 comment Print

It is further revealed that vide Section 112 of the Finance Act, 2019 specific penalty provisions have been added for violation of the provisions of Section 171(1) which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.2020, by inserting Section 171(3A).

Section 171(3A) penalty cannot be imposed retrospectively: NAA

August 19, 2020 870 Views 0 comment Print

Since no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to 30.03.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively.

No penalty for violation of Section 171 (1) before 01.01.2020: NAA

August 19, 2020 762 Views 0 comment Print

Ms. Pallavi Gulati and Sh. Abhimanyu Gulati Vs M/s Puri Constructions Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Respondent has not passed on the benefit of input tax credit to his buyers w.e.f 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. It is further revealed […]

Section 171(3A) penalty cannot be imposed retrospectively: NAA

August 18, 2020 8373 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Pushpak Chauhan Vs Harish Bakers & Confectioners Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Section 112 of the Finance Act, 2019 specific penalty provisions have been added for violation of the provisions of Section 171(1) which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020, by inserting Section 171(3A). Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period W.e.f. […]

Subway Franchisee found Guilty of Profiteering: NAA

August 17, 2020 1470 Views 0 comment Print

Director-General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Lite Bite Travel Foods Pvt. Ltd (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The application had been filed under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules 2017, alleging profiteering in respect of restaurant service supplied by the Respondent (Franchisee of M/s. Subway Systems India Pvt Ltd.). In the application. it was alleged that despite the reduction […]

No penalty for denying ITC benefit to Customers prior to 01.01.2020: NAA

August 14, 2020 1116 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Varun Goel Vs Director General of Anti-Profiteering (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Penalty for not issuing an invoice or for issuing an incorrect or false invoice in respect of any supply of goods or services or both is not covered under Section 171(1) It is apparent from the perusal of Section 122 (1) (i) that the […]

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