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Provisions of Anti-Profiteering are constitutionally valid: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the constitutional validity of Anti-Profiteering provisions under GST, their impact on businesses and consumers, and the l...

February 9, 2024 1143 Views 0 comment Print

The Sun sets for National Anti-Profiteering Authority – A logical End?

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the sunset of the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) under GST and its logical end. Learn about its functions, mer...

November 16, 2022 3912 Views 1 comment Print

13 Reasons Why Anti-profiteering provisions under GST laws are unconstitutional

Goods and Services Tax : Reason 1: Anti-profiteering provisions are Ultra vires of Article 246A of the Constitution Reason 2: Constitution of NAA is contra...

November 4, 2022 8322 Views 0 comment Print

NAA holds McDonald’s franchisee Hardcastle Restaurants Guilty of Profiteering

Goods and Services Tax : The Hon’ble National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA), in the case of DGAP vs. Hardcastle Restaurants [Case No. 79/2020 dated D...

December 22, 2020 2475 Views 0 comment Print

GST Profiteering established in Duracell Battery supply case: NAA

Goods and Services Tax : D.S. Brothers Vs Durga Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) GST Profiteering of Rs. 1,57,200 established in the case of supply of Duracell Ba...

August 8, 2020 4935 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 tenure extended for 2 Years; Phased electronic invoicing system introduction; Decision on GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The tenure of National Anti-Profiteering Authority has been extended by 2 years. The Council also decided to introduce electronic ...

June 21, 2019 2517 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

Complaints received by National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) 

Goods and Services Tax : The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has been constituted under Section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2...

January 8, 2019 1167 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

Cinema Hall Held Liable for Profiteering Due to Non-Passing of GST Rate Reduction

Goods and Services Tax : The case examined whether GST rate cuts were passed on to consumers. The authority held that increasing base prices instead of red...

March 26, 2026 702 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 1356 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 291 Views 0 comment Print


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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

Collect evidences to take action against errant suppliers: NAA

Goods and Services Tax : I have been further directed to request you to take all possible steps envisaged under the GST Laws to ensure that the legislative...

June 22, 2021 903 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Field formations to also defend cases on behalf of NAA (GST)

Goods and Services Tax : Field formations shall henceforth, also defend the cases on behalf of National Anti‑profiteering Authority (GST), New Delhi pend...

October 23, 2018 2307 Views 0 comment Print


NAA drops penalty proceedings against Signature Builders

October 8, 2020 633 Views 0 comment Print

It is also 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) of the CGST Act, 2017 which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020 vide Notification No. 01/2020 Central Tax dated 01.01.2020, by inserting Section 171 (3A) in the CGST Act, 2017.

NAA directs DGAP to recompute the amount of profiteering by Devi Cinema

October 7, 2020 819 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Commissioner Vs Devi 70 MM (NAA) The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) directed the Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering to reinvestigate and recompute the quantum of profiteering against Devi Cinema. It is a fact that the price of two categories i.e. the First and the Second class movie tickets has been reduced commensurately by the Respondent […]

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

September 30, 2020 546 Views 0 comment Print

Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to 31.12.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017, the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively.

Section 122 penalty cannot be imposed for violation of anti-profiteering provisions

September 10, 2020 1335 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Saurabh Gahoi Vs. Pinky Sales (NAA) it has been revealed that the Respondent had not passed on the benefit of rate reduction when the rate of GST was reduced from 18% to 5% on foot wear, as per the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017 for the period w.e.f. 27.07.2018 […]

Shiva Parvathi Theater guilty of not passing GST reduction benefit: NAA

September 8, 2020 741 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Commissioner Vs Shiva Parvathi Theatre 70 MM (NAA) The main issues to be examined in the present matter were whether the GST rate on Services by way of admission to exhibition of cinematography films where price of admission ticket is above one hundred rupees” was reduced from 28% to 18% w.e.f. 01.01.2019 and Services […]

Inox Leisure Guilty of Profiteering: NAA

September 8, 2020 915 Views 0 comment Print

The main issues to be examined in the present matter were whether the GST rate on Services by way of admission to the exhibition of cinematograph films where the price of admission ticket was above one hundred rupees was reduced from 28% to 18% w.e.f. 01.01.2019

‘Shapoorji Palonji’ denied ITC benefit to Flat Buyers : NAA

August 31, 2020 1863 Views 0 comment Print

Venugopal Gella Vs Shapoorji Palonji (NAA) It is established from the perusal of the above facts that the Respondent has benefited from the additional ITC to the tune of 1.99% of the total turnover in respect of the project PARKWEST-EMERALD during the period from July, 2017 to April, 2019 which he was required to pass […]

Anti Profiteering Law Violation penalty effective from 01.01.2020

August 27, 2020 690 Views 0 comment Print

Peeyush Awasthi Vs Sun Infra Services Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Since no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) also cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively. Accordingly, the notice dated 05.07.2019 issued […]

Not passed ITC Benefit before 01.01.2020 but no section 171(3A) Penalty

August 27, 2020 774 Views 0 comment Print

Pawan Kumar Vs S3 Buildwell LLP (NAA) 1. The brief facts of the present case are that the Applicant No. 72 (here-in-after referred to as the DGAP) vide his Report dated 04.06.2019, furnished to this Authority under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017, had submitted that he had […]

No Section 171(3A) penalty for violations between 01.07.2017 to 30.09.2018

August 27, 2020 561 Views 0 comment Print

Sandeep Kumar Vs Nani Resorts and Floriculture Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Penalty should not be imposed for violation of the provisions of Section 171(1) during the period from 01.07.2017 to 30.09.2018 as the provisions of Section 171(3A) have come into force from 01.01.2020 and they cannot have retrospective operation. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF NATIONAL ANTI-PROFITEERING […]

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