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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


Latest Judiciary


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


Builder entitled to opt for paying GST @8%: NAA

June 28, 2019 2184 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Arjun Kumar Parwani Vs M/s. Signature Builders Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) On the basis of the facts of the present case it is clear that there had been no additional benefit of ITC to the Respondent and hence he is not required to pass on its benefit. The above Applicant has also quoted […]

Increase in base price of product, post-GST rate reduction is profiteering: NAA

June 26, 2019 1977 Views 0 comment Print

Mr. Mohammad Azid Ramzani Vs M/s Adarsh Marbles (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It is revealed that the Central Govt. vide Notification No.41/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 14.11.2017 had reduced the rate of GST from 28% to 18% in respect of the tiles with effect from 15.11.2017. the benefit of which was required to be passed on to […]

Dealer not passed GST Rate reduction benefit on Sanitary napkin: NAA

June 26, 2019 852 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Pranesh Pathak Vs M/s. Bhutani International Medicos (NAA) Central Government, on the recommendation of the GST Council, had reduced the GST rate on the product ‘Sanitary towels (pads) or sanitary napkins; tampons’ from 12% to Nil w.e.f. 27.07.2018, vide S. No. 146 of the Schedule to Notification No. 19/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 26.07.2018, which […]

NAA found Liberty Shoe dealer Guilty of Profiteering

June 26, 2019 771 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Saurabh Gahoi Vs M/s Pinky Sales (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The Respondent had submitted that he was running an exclusive showroom of M/s Liberty Shoe Ltd.. which had given him the software which was being used for billing and he could not make any modification to this software since it was fully controlled by M/s […]

‘Unicharm’ not passed tax reduction benefit on Sanitary Napkins: NAA

June 26, 2019 1341 Views 0 comment Print

Shri C. P. Rao Vs M/s Unicharm India Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) It is revealed that the Central Govt. vide Notification No.19/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 26.07.2018 the Government had reduced the rate of GST from 12% to NIL without ITC in respect of  Sanitary Napkins with effect from 27.07.2018, the benefit of which was required to […]

Benefit of reduction in rate of GST not passed; Anti Profiteering provisions contravened

June 26, 2019 1101 Views 0 comment Print

Mr. Mohammad Azid Ramzani Vs Director General of Anti-Profiteering (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It is revealed that the Central Govt. vide Notification No.41/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 14.11.2017 had reduced the rate of GST from 28% to 18% in respect of the tiles with effect from 15.11.2017. the benefit of which was required to be passed on […]

Builder realised more price by issuing incorrect tax invoices- Guilty of Anti-Profiteering

June 21, 2019 1701 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Peeyush Awasthi Vs Director General of Anti-Profiteering (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Respondent has denied benefit of ITC to the Applicants as well as the rest 36 purchasers of flats in contravention of the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017 and has thus realized more price from them than what he was […]

NAA tenure extended for 2 Years; Phased electronic invoicing system introduction; Decision on GSTAT

June 21, 2019 2517 Views 0 comment Print

The tenure of National Anti-Profiteering Authority has been extended by 2 years. The Council also decided to introduce electronic invoicing system in a phase-wise manner for B2B transactions. E- invoicing is a rapidly expanding technology which would help taxpayers in backward integration and automation of tax relevant processes.

NAA found builder guilty of Additional GST realisation by issuing incorrect invoices

June 14, 2019 1635 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Deepak Kumar Khurana Vs M/s Sattva Developers Pvt Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The Respondent has himself admitted that there has been benefit of ITC derived and the benefit has been passed on by him to all his customers with whom agreements were entered on or before 30.06.2017. According to him the benefit has been […]

No Anti-profiteering when GST rate hiked on DTH services in GST Era

June 12, 2019 1656 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Navneet Gupta Vs M/s Bharti Telemedia Pvt Ltd. (NAA) It was submitted that the tax incidence on DTH services prior to GST implementation was subjected to Entertainment Tax which ranged between 10% to 25% in various States, in addition to 15% Service Tax, whereas on introduction of GST, the tax rate came down to […]

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