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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


Subway Franchisee found Guilty of Profiteering: NAA

August 17, 2020 1536 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 1161 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 […]

GST Profiteering established in Duracell Battery supply case: NAA

August 8, 2020 5007 Views 0 comment Print

D.S. Brothers Vs Durga Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) GST Profiteering of Rs. 1,57,200 established in the case of supply of Duracell Battery AA/6 by respondent. NAA asked to deposit the same in consumer welfare fund along with interest @ 18%. Facts of Case The brief facts of the case are that an application was filed […]

Empanelment & Guidelines for empanelment of Advocates to defend NAA

July 27, 2020 14133 Views 0 comment Print

Empanelment of Advocates / Law Firms for representing the National Anti-profiteering Authority and Director General of Anti-Profiteering before various Courts and Tribunals.

HC allows Patanjali to deposit profiteered amount in 6 installments

July 24, 2020 1362 Views 0 comment Print

Due to COVID-19 pandemic high court approves that Patanjali can deposits the amount of penalty in question in the consumer welfare fund in six monthly installments.

NAA detects Profiteering in supply of ‘Duracell Battery’

July 23, 2020 2010 Views 0 comment Print

D.S. Brothers Vs Durga Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The brief facts of the case are that an application was filed by the Applicant No. 1 before the Standing Committee on Anti-profiteering, under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules, 2017 alleging profiteering by the Respondent in respect of the supply of “Duracell Battery AA/6” (hereinafter referred […]

GST Anti-profiteering- Delhi HC stays NAA order asking Reckitt to deposit Rs 63 lakh

July 20, 2020 2349 Views 0 comment Print

In the latest anti profiteering case of pharma major Reckitt Benckiser over alleged profiteering of 63 lakh from the sale of Dettol handwash between 2017 to 2019, Hon’ble Delhi High court has stayed the order of National anti-profiteering authority for deposit of alleged profiteering amount in the consumer welfare fund. 

HC allows Samsonite to pay profiteered amount in 6 monthly instalments

July 20, 2020 870 Views 0 comment Print

In this case although learned counsel for respondent-Authority objects to the grant of instalments to the petitioner Samsonite South Asia Pvt. Ltd. , yet this Court keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic situation, directs the petitioner to deposit the principal profiteered amount i.e. Rs.21,81,20,748/-  in six equated monthly instalments.

Subway Franchisee denied tax reduction benefit to customers: NAA

July 16, 2020 1098 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s Gaurav Sharma Food Industries (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) 1. The present Report dated 31.12.2019 has been furnished by the Director General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP), under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017. The brief facts of the case are that a reference was received […]

Mahindra Lifespace denies ITC benefit to customers: NAA

July 14, 2020 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Authority under Rule 133 (3) (a) of the CGST Rules, 2017 orders that the Respondent shall reduce the prices to be realized from the buyers of the flats of the above Project commensurate with the benefit of ITC received by him has been detailed above.

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