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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 123 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 finds Signature Builders Guilty of not passing ITC Benefit to Customers

December 13, 2019 954 Views 0 comment Print

Shri. Abhishek Vs Signature Builders Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Central Government, on the recommendation of the GST Council, had levied 18%  GST with effective  rate  of  12%  in  view  of 1/3rd abatement on value on the – construction service, vide Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated  28.06.2017  which  was reduced in  the case of […]

Discount after increasing price cannot be considered as passing on of benefit of additional ITC: NAA

December 13, 2019 945 Views 0 comment Print

Shri. Pradeep Kumar Vs Fusion Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The Respondent’s further contention that he had already offered more than 10% discount in basic prices to all the customers who have booked flats Post GST and the discount had been given mainly on account of availability of ITC, thus the allegation that he […]

NAA finds Signature Builders guilty of not passing benefit of ITC

December 13, 2019 897 Views 0 comment Print

Shruti Garg Vs Signature Builders Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The Respondent has also contended that the DGAP has calculated the profiteered amount as Rs. 1,40,41,916/- whereas he has passed on an amount of Rs. 1,29,29,849/- to the 998 home and 91 commercial shop buyers as benefit of ITC. He has also submitted letters addressed […]

Nestle’ guilty of profiteering as not adopted correct methodology to pass on ITC Benefit

December 10, 2019 2913 Views 0 comment Print

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s Nestle India Ltd (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) 1. The present Report dated 08.10.2018 and the supplementary Reports dated 16.01.2019, 01.02.2019, 15.03.2019, 08.05.2019 and 12.06.2019 have been received from the above Applicant (here-in­after referred to as the DGAP) after detailed investigation under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Services […]

Builder denies ITC benefit to buyers post-GST implementation: NAA held guilty of profiteering

December 10, 2019 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Santha Sivaram Vs Virgo Properties Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) We have carefully considered all the submissions filed by the Applicant No. 1, the Respondent and the other material placed on record and find that the Applicant No. 1, vide his complaint dated 05.04.2018 had alleged that the Respondent was not passing on the […]

NAA has power to set Methodology ∓ procedure for determining anti-profiteering amount

December 10, 2019 1953 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala State Screening Committee Vs IFB Industries Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The Respondent further objected that no methodology and procedure for determining the anti-profiteering amount had been prescribed by Legislature and the provisions of Section 171 of the CGST, Act and Rule 122 to 137, being part of a taxing Statute cannot be enforced in […]

NAA held Builder Guilty of not passing ITC benefit to Flat Buyers

December 9, 2019 747 Views 0 comment Print

Pawan Kumar Vs S3 Buildwell LLP (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Provisions of Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 are aimed at ensuring that the recipients get the commensurate benefit, in the form of reduction in prices, in case of any tax rate reduction and/or incremental benefit of ITC which has become available to them due […]

NAA held Builder Guilty of not passing ITC benefit to Customer

December 6, 2019 1479 Views 0 comment Print

The Respondent has computed the interim GST benefit by estimating taxes which were a cost to him in the pre-GST regime. We find that it is a methodology based on estimated or assumed figures which is not accurate and we agree with the methodology adopted by the DGAP while determining profiteering.

NAA found builder Guilty of Not passing ITC benefit of 4.36 Crore to Customers

December 3, 2019 1830 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Mamta Aggarwal Vs GLS Infratech Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Authority determines the profiteered amount as Rs. 4,35,53,927/- (inclusive of applicable GST @ 12% or 8%) for the 1075 residential units for the period from 01.07.2017 to 31.08.2018 as per the details furnished by the DGAP vide Annexure-20 of his above Report. The above […]

No profiteering if No reduction in Tax Rate post-GST period and in absence of additional ITC benefit

December 2, 2019 900 Views 0 comment Print

No profiteering found in Sanjay Devan Vs Vatika Ltd. case. DGAP reports no ITC benefit or tax rate reduction. Section 171 not applicable.

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