![Sun-Cured, Graded & Butted Tobacco Leaves Qualify as Tobacco Leaves, Taxable at 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129243-sun-cured-graded-butted-tobacco-leaves-qualify-as-tobacco-leaves-taxable-at-5-gst-site-imagejpg.webp "Sun-Cured, Graded & Butted Tobacco Leaves Qualify as Tobacco Leaves, Taxable at 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]")
Sun-Cured, Graded & Butted Tobacco Leaves Qualify as Tobacco Leaves, Taxable at 5% GST: AAR [Read Order]
The West Bengal Authorityfor Advance Ruling (WBAAR) has held that sun‑cured, graded, and butted tobacco leaves continue to qualify as “tobacco...
![Paddle Wheel Aerators Not Classified as Agricultural Machinery: AAR rules 18% GST applicable for Aquaculture Equipment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/13/2129094-paddle-wheel-aerators-not-classified-as-agricultural-machinery-site-imagejpg.webp "Paddle Wheel Aerators Not Classified as Agricultural Machinery: AAR rules 18% GST applicable for Aquaculture Equipment [Read Order]")
![ITC on food and beverages is admissible only when they form part of composite event management package taxed at 18% GST: AAR [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/12/2124831-itc-on-food-and-beverages-is-admissible-only-when-they-form-part-of-composite-event-management-package-taxed-at-18-gst-aar.webp "ITC on food and beverages is admissible only when they form part of composite event management package taxed at 18% GST: AAR [Read Order]")
![GST Rate Restructuring for Tobacco Products: Centre Notifies New Classification w.e.f. from Feb 1, 2026 [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/2116483-gst-rate-restructuring-tobacco-products-centre-notifies-classification-taxscan.webp "GST Rate Restructuring for Tobacco Products: Centre Notifies New Classification w.e.f. from Feb 1, 2026 [Read Notification]")
GST on Solar EPC Contracts to be Levied at 8.9% Under 70:30 Formula: Andhra Pradesh HC Sets aside ₹18% Assessment
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) on Solar Engineering, Procurement and Construction ( EPC) contracts is leviable at an effective rate of 8.9% by applying...
GST Rate Cut on Restaurant Services Ignored Since 2017: GSTAT Orders Subway Franchisee to Deposit ₹5.45 Lakh in CWF [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), New Delhi, has confirmed profiteering by Urban Essence, a Subway franchisee based in Pune, for failing to pass on the...
![GST Rate Cut on Restaurant Services Ignored Since 2017: GSTAT Orders Subway Franchisee to Deposit ₹5.45 Lakh in CWF [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/10/2103899-gst-rate-gst-rate-cut-restaurant-services-gstat-gstat-orders-taxscan.webp "GST Rate Cut on Restaurant Services Ignored Since 2017: GSTAT Orders Subway Franchisee to Deposit ₹5.45 Lakh in CWF [Read Order]")
Hotel Babylon Guilty of Profiteering ₹31.28 Lakh by Increasing Base Room Rates Despite GST Rate Cut: GSTAT [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Principal Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) at New Delhi held that Hotel Babylon Inn Pvt. Ltd. profiteered an amount of Rs. 31,28,631 by not...
![Hotel Babylon Guilty of Profiteering ₹31.28 Lakh by Increasing Base Room Rates Despite GST Rate Cut: GSTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/10/2103811-gst-rates-taxscan.webp "Hotel Babylon Guilty of Profiteering ₹31.28 Lakh by Increasing Base Room Rates Despite GST Rate Cut: GSTAT [Read Order]")
![AAR Classifies Monthly Maintenance Charges Taxable Under SAC 9995 at 18% GST [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/2100493-aar-maintenance-charges-sac-gst-taxscan.webp "AAR Classifies Monthly Maintenance Charges Taxable Under SAC 9995 at 18% GST [Read Order]")