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AAR and AAAR Weekly Round Up
This round-up analytically summarises the key rulings of the Goods and Services Tax Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) and Appellate Authority for...
![Karnataka HC Rules Canara Bank’s SARFAESI Charge Prevails over Later GST Department Claim, Orders Removal of Encumbrance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/750x450_2097725-canara-bank-taxscan.webp "Karnataka HC Rules Canara Bank’s SARFAESI Charge Prevails over Later GST Department Claim, Orders Removal of Encumbrance [Read Order]")
![New Changes in GST Invoice Management System (IMS) from October 2025 Tax Period that You Must Know [Read FAQs]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/500x300_2097705-gst-ims-update-taxscan.webp "New Changes in GST Invoice Management System (IMS) from October 2025 Tax Period that You Must Know [Read FAQs]")
![‘Mahara Jyothi’ Rice Bran Oil Marketed as Lamp Oil Classified Under Edible Oil Tariff Heading with 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/500x300_2097614-rice-oil-gst-taxscan.webp "‘Mahara Jyothi’ Rice Bran Oil Marketed as Lamp Oil Classified Under Edible Oil Tariff Heading with 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]")
![Madhya Pradesh HC Slaps ₹2 Lakh Cost on Tobacco Company for Filing Repetitive Plea to Stall ₹200 Cr GST Evasion Proceedings [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/500x300_2097595-tobacco-company-gst-taxscan.webp "Madhya Pradesh HC Slaps ₹2 Lakh Cost on Tobacco Company for Filing Repetitive Plea to Stall ₹200 Cr GST Evasion Proceedings [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Leviable on Training Programs Conducted with University: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/17/750x450_2097464-cestat-new-delhi-service-tax-service-tax-not-leviable-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Training Programs Conducted with University: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Wrongly Paid Service Tax under SEZ Act: CESTAT Remands Claim for Fresh Examination and Directs Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/15/500x300_2096919-cestat-hyderabad-service-tax-sez-act-taxscan.webp "Wrongly Paid Service Tax under SEZ Act: CESTAT Remands Claim for Fresh Examination and Directs Refund [Read Order]")
![Relief for Maruti Suzuki: CESTAT Rules Education Cess Payable on Net Service Tax after Deducting R&D Cess [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/15/500x300_2096807-maruti-suzuki-taxscan.webp "Relief for Maruti Suzuki: CESTAT Rules Education Cess Payable on Net Service Tax after Deducting R&D Cess [Read Order]")
![Mismatch Between Income Tax and ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand for Unexplained Discrepancy [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/15/500x300_2096796-cestat-bangalore-service-tax-demand-income-tax-taxscan.webp "Mismatch Between Income Tax and ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand for Unexplained Discrepancy [Read Order]")
![Tenant’s SVLDRS Payment Satisfies 7.5% Pre-Deposit Requirement for Service Tax on Rental Income: CESTAT Remands Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/15/500x300_2096801-svldrs-payment-pre-deposit-service-tax-rental-income-cestat-taxscan.webp "Tenant’s SVLDRS Payment Satisfies 7.5% Pre-Deposit Requirement for Service Tax on Rental Income: CESTAT Remands Appeal [Read Order]")
![AAR rejects Advance Ruling application on Waste Management Service Classification as Issue already Pending in Tax Proceedings [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/750x450_2097673-aar-tamil-nadu-tax-proceedings-aar-rejects-advance-ruling-taxscan.webp "AAR rejects Advance Ruling application on Waste Management Service Classification as Issue already Pending in Tax Proceedings [Read Order]")
AAR rejects Advance Ruling application on Waste Management Service Classification as Issue already Pending in Tax Proceedings [Read Order]
Since the issue was already pending in adjudication proceedings initiated by the department, the AAR was barred from admitting the application under the first proviso to Section 98(2) of the CGST/TNGST Acts
Kavi Priya
![Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CESTAT-CESTAT-Bangalore-Service-Tax-liquidated-damages-Taxscan.jpg "Service Tax Not Payable on liquidated damages collected from supplier on account of non-performance of the contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Yogitha S. Yogesh
Rupesh Sharma
Saagarika Gopinath
Navasree A.MAAR rejects Advance Ruling application on Waste Management Service Classification as Issue already Pending in Tax Proceedings [Read Order]
Since the issue was already pending in adjudication proceedings initiated by the department, the AAR was barred from admitting the application under the first proviso to Section 98(2) of the CGST/TNGST Acts
![IFSCA Amends Listing Regulations, 2025: Extends Financial Disclosure Timelines and Updates Compliance Periods [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/500x300_2097684-ifsca-listing-regulations-2025-extends-financial-disclosure-timelines-updates-compliance-periods-taxscan.webp "IFSCA Amends Listing Regulations, 2025: Extends Financial Disclosure Timelines and Updates Compliance Periods [Read Notification]")
