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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 directs DGAP to investigate eligibility of ITC of Buyers & Sahej Realcon

March 19, 2020 564 Views 0 comment Print

Arbind Biswal Vs Sahej Realcon Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Fact of the Case: The brief facts of the case are that vide his application dated 07.01.2019 filed on the Complaint Portal of this Authority which was forwarded to the Odisha State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering on 05.02.2019, under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules, 2017, the […]

NAA found ‘Subway Franchisee’ guilty of Profiteering

March 17, 2020 1242 Views 0 comment Print

Assistant Commissioner of State Tax Vs N. Rai Delights LLP (NAA) It is clear from the plain reading of Section 171(1) mentioned above that it deals with two situations one relating to the passing on the benefit of reduction in the rate of tax and the second about the passing on the benefit of the […]

Every customer entitled to benefit of tax rate reduction by way of reduced prices: NAA

March 13, 2020 813 Views 0 comment Print

State of Officer Vs Cilantro Diners Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The Respondent has further contended that the DGAP, while calculating the profiteered amount, had not considered the prices of products which had been reduced by him and that the DGAP has considered such impact as zero, ignoring the negative values. In this regard, we observe that […]

Benefit of Tax Reduction includes both Base Price and Tax Amount: NAA

March 13, 2020 654 Views 0 comment Print

State of officer Vs Bonne Sante (NAA) The Respondent has further contended that the DGAP, while calculating the profiteered amount, was wrongly added a 5% notional amount without explaining any reasons and hence, the profiteered amount be reduced appropriately. This contention of the Respondent is not correct because the provisions of Section 171 (1) and […]

Patanjali Ayurveda guilty of Profiteering: NAA

March 12, 2020 2028 Views 0 comment Print

The Respondent has also claimed that the pricing of products depended on a number of commercial factors. In this connection it would be pertinent to mention that the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the above Act required the Respondent to pass on the benefit of tax reduction to the consumers only and have no mandate to look in to fixing of prices of the products which the Respondent was free to fix.

NY Cinemas found Guilty of Profiteering: NAA

March 12, 2020 1290 Views 0 comment Print

It was alleged that NY Cinemas had not passed on the benefit of reduction in the GST rates on Services by way of admission to exhibition of cinematograph films where price of admission ticket was above one hundred rupees from 28% to 18%

NAA not interferes with Business decisions or Right to Trade

March 11, 2020 813 Views 0 comment Print

Deputy Commissioner of State Tax Vs Le Reve Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The Respondent has also contended that right to trade was a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and the right to trade including the right to determine prices and such right which had been granted by the […]

Wild Stone Deodorant Supplier found Guilty of Profiteering: NAA

March 6, 2020 2469 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant had alleged that theMcNROE Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd had not pass on the benefit of reduction in the GST rate from 28% to 18% on supply of Deodorant Wild Stone Deo Chrome BX 120 ml’.

NAA directs builder to Pass ITC benefit to Buyers

March 4, 2020 1218 Views 0 comment Print

It is established from the perusal of the above facts that the Respondent has benefited from the additional ITC to the extent of 4.04% of the turnover during the period from 01.07.2017 to 31.03.2019 and hence the provisions of Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 have been contravened by the Respondent as he has not passed on the above benefit to his customers by commensurate reduction in the prices of the flats.

No profiteering if Base price of Product not changed after Tax Reduction

March 4, 2020 660 Views 0 comment Print

Rahul Sharma Vs Bajaj Electricals Limited (NAA) In the present case, we observe that the allegation of Applicant No. 1 is that the Respondent had increased the MRP of the said product from Rs. 1099/- to Rs. 1405/- or Rs. 1520/- in respect of supplies of the said product and after coming into force of […]

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