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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 114 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


Reduction in discount doesn’t amount to profiteering

December 27, 2018 1320 Views 3 comments Print

It is also revealed that the reduction in discount doesn’t amount to profiteering as the same was offered from his profit margin by the Respondent and doesn’t not form part of the base price and therefore, the Respondent cannot be held guilty under Section 171 of the Act.

No Profiteering as no change in base rate during Pre & Post GST rate revision

December 27, 2018 849 Views 0 comment Print

State Level Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs Ahuja Radios (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The DGAP after scrutiny of the above two invoices issued by the Respondent has intimated that there was no increase in the per unit price (excluding GST) in respect of both the products mentioned in the above invoices. The base Price per unit […]

No profiteering if base price (excluding tax) not increased after GST rate reduction

December 27, 2018 678 Views 0 comment Print

It is apparent from the perusal of the facts of the case that there was no reduction in the rate of tax on the above product w.e.f. 01-07-2017, as could be seen from the table given above. There is also no increase in the per unit base price (excluding tax) of the above product and therefore the allegation of profiteering is not established.

No reduction in rate of GST- Anti-profiteering provisions not attracted

December 27, 2018 651 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala State Level Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs Janson (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It is apparent from the perusal of the facts of the case that there was no reduction in the rate of tax on the above product w.e.f. 01-07-2017, hence the anti-profiteering provisions contained in Section 171(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax […]

Legal obligation imposed on dealer cannot be ignored only because manufacturer controls the prices

December 27, 2018 750 Views 0 comment Print

The legal obligation imposed on deqaler cannot be ignored only because he is not the manufacturer who controls the prices, as he is accountable as a supplier to pass on the benefit of GST rate reduction. T

Tax Rate increased in Post GST Era- Profiteering Allegation not sustainable

December 24, 2018 738 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-profiteering Vs M/s Impact Clothing Co. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) We have carefully considered the Report of the DGAP and the documents placed on record and find that the only issue that needs to be dwelled upon is as to whether there was a case of reduction in the rate of […]

Tax Rate increased from 26.79% to 28%, allegation of profiteering not sustainable

December 24, 2018 717 Views 0 comment Print

State Level Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It is apparent from the perusal of the facts of the case that there was no reduction in the rate of tax on the above product w.e.f. 01-07-2017 and that the rate of tax in the Post-GST era has also […]

No profiteering as No reduction in Tax in post-GST era as compared to pre-GST era

December 24, 2018 738 Views 0 comment Print

The rate of tax applicable to the product had increased from 14.5% (12.5% Excise Duty + 2% CST) in pre-GST era to 28% in the post-GST regime. Consequently, the DGAP has stated that as there was no reduction in the rate of tax on the product in the post-GST era as compared to the pre-GST era, the provisions of Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 were not contravened and hence the allegation of profiteering by the Respondent was not established.

No profiteering if base price of product not changed after Tax Reduction

December 24, 2018 741 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-profiteering Vs M/s. Asian Granito India Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) We have carefully examined the DGAP’s report and the documents placed on record to examine whether there was any reduction in the GST rate and whether the benefit of reduction in the rate of tax was passed on or not […]

HUL Guilty of profiteering; Not passed benefit of GST rate reductions: NAA

December 24, 2018 3897 Views 0 comment Print

NAA held that Respondent Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has resorted to profiteering being very well aware of the law and the rules which warranted him to pass on the benefit of GST rate reductions. Further he has also consciously and illegally recovered the excess realisation which was due to his RSs as ITC and thereby denied the benefit of tax reductions to the customers.

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