Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

Sr. No. Name of the Applicant States/UT Brief of Order ­in ­Appeal (OIA) Order No. & Date Download Category
2341 Springer Nature Customer Service Centre GmbH, Karnataka

a) Whether the applicant is required to charge GST on supply of OIDAR services to “only” unregistered persons in India in view of compulsory or mandatory registration and return filing requirement as per section 24(xi) of CGST Act, Rule 64 of CGST Rules and GST Flyer issued by Directorate General of Taxpayer Services, CBIC?
b) If response to the above is ‘No’, whether the applicant is required to charge GST on supply of OIDAR services to Government, Local Authority, Governmental Authority and an individual irrespective of their GST registration status?
c) Whether the purpose for which OIDAR services are to be used by a recipient in India shall also determine whether GST has to be charged by the applicant or not irrespective of the category of recipient? In other words, if any service recipient is using applicant’s OIDAR services for commerce, industry or any other business or profession in India, the applicant will not be required to charge GST.
d) If response to C above is in affirmative, how should applicant determine that its OIDAR services shall be used by the recipient for any purpose other than commerce, industry or any other business or profession, located in India? As the majority of content in books, journals, etc. supplied by the applicant is used / capable of use by way of reference by professional end-users, i.e. scientists, doctors, engineers, researchers, academicians, etc. can it be taken to imply that applicant’s OIDAR services are used by recipients in India for purposes of commerce, industry, business or profession?
e) In case the response to C above is in affirmative, whether purpose is required to be determined in case of Government, local authority, Governmental authority and an individual?
f) Whether it is adequate for the applicant to obtain written confirmation from recipient of its OIDAR services in order to:
a. Determine their respective category in terms of section 2(16) of IGST Act, i.e. whether the customer is covered in the category of Government, Local Authority, Governmental Authority, etc.
b. Accept recipient’s claim to exemption under GST Law, eg. exemption allowed to eligible educational institutions from GST on procurement of electronic journals/ periodicals in terms of Notification No.2/2018- Central Tax (Rate)/

KAR/AAR/70/2019-20 dated 23.09.2019

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97 (2) (a) (b) (e)
2342 M/s. Shifa Hospitals Tamil Nadu

Whether the medicines, consumables and implants used in the course of providing health care services to in-patients for diagnosis or treatment would be considered as "Composite Supply" and accordingly eligible for exemption under the category "Health Care Services?

TN/42/AAR/2019 dated 23.09.2019

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97(2)(a)
2343 HatsunAgro Product Ltd Karnataka

a) Whether the supply of ice creams, chocolates, ice cream cakes, and pizza cakes in an IBACO outlet can be classified as a composite supply defined under section 2(30) of the CGST Act, 2017 and section 2(30) of the KGST Act, 2017, wherein the principal supply is the supply of goods namely the ice cream and other products while the services supplied namely the air conditioned place, place to sit, the service of mixing various ice creams being naturally bundled in the ordinary course of business?
b) Whether the said supply will be covered under serial no. 6(b) of schedule II of CGST Act and serial no. 6(b) of Schedule II of Karnataka GST Act? Serial no.6(b) deems the following composite supply as supply of service;
c) Whether the said supply will be classified under chapter “9963” and chargeable to 5% GST rate in accordance with serial no. (ii) of Notification No. 46/2017 dated 14.11.2017 – Central Tax (Rate) read with serial no. 7(iv) of Notification No.11/2017 dated 28.06.2017 and similar notification under KGST Act?

KAR/AAR/68/2019-20 dated 21.09.2019

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97 (2) (a)
2344 M/S.N M D C Ltd Karnataka

a) Whether the royalty paid in respect of Mining Lease can be classified as “Licensing services for Right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation falling under the heading 9973 attracting GST at the same rate of tax as applicable on supply of like goods involving transfer of title in goods?
b) Whether statutory contributions made to District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) as per MMDR Act, 1957 amounts to “Supply” and whether the same is liable for GST under reverse charge.

KAR/AAR/69/2019-20 dated 21.09.2019

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97 (2) (a) (e)
2345 West Coast Paper Mills Ltd. Karnataka

What is the rate of GST applicable on following types of Wood meant for pulping?
(i) Debarked Eucalyptus Wood
(ii) Debarked Acacia Wood
(iii) Casuarina Wood
(iv) Subabul Wood

KAR/AAR/67/2019-20 dated 21.09.2019

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97 (2) (a)
2346 JSW Steel Ltd. Karnataka

“Whether the Applicant is liable to discharge GST under reverse charge, for the contribution made towards NMET and DMF, in light of Sl. No. 5 of the Notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.”

KAR/AAR/66/2019-20 dated 21.09.2019

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97 (2) (b) (e)
2347 Naren Rocks and Mines Private Limited Karnataka

I. Whether royalty payments in respect of quarrying /mining lease as per the MMDR Act read with the KMMC Rules would amount to supply of goods or service under the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) and the Karnataka Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (KGST Act)?
II. Where it is clarified that quarrying /mining royalty is taxable under CGST Act, whether royalty payment in respect of quarrying/mining lease as per the MMDR Act read with KMMC Rules is in the nature of “Licensing services for the right to use minerals falling under the heading 9973 attracting GST at the same rate of tax as applicable on supply of like goods involving transfer of title in goods or renting of immovable property under the heading 9972 attracting GST at the rate of 18% or residual entry “other services nowhere else classified-999799?
III. Applicability of GST and reverse charge implication on contributions to DMF as per the MMDR Act read with KDMF Rules.

KAR/AAR/65/2019-20 dated 21.09.2019

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97 (2) (a) (e) (g)
2348 Rajendran Santhosh Karnataka

a) Whether the services provided by the applicant to M/s H-J Family of Companies amount to or result in a supply of services or both, within the meaning of that term?
b) If the above question is answered in the affirmative:
i. What is the classification of the services rendered by Mr. Santosh to H-J Family of Companies?
ii. Is Mr. Santosh required to be registered under the CGST Act, 2017?
iii. What is the liability of Mr. Santosh to pay tax on the services rendered by him to H-J Family of Companies?
iv. What is the time and value of the supply of services rendered by Mr. Santosh to H-J Family of Companies?

KAR/AAR/64/2019-20 dated 20.09.2019

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97 (2) (a) (c) (e)
2349 Aquarelle India Private Limited, Karnataka

Whether disposing off assets (no CENVAT/VAT Credit was taken) fastened to the building on delivering possession to the lesser, on which no consideration will be received, shall fall within the ambit of “Supply” as per Section 7 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and shall be chargeable with GST, as per provisions of Central Goods and Services Tax, 2017 (alternatively “CGST”), the Karnataka Goods and Services Tax, 2017 (alternatively “KGST”) and Integrated Goods and Services Tax, 2017 (alternatively “IGST”) and rules contained therein?
2. If the answer to above question is in affirmative, should the value appearing in the books as on the date of disposal may be construed as the “open market value” on which GST is to be discharged as per Rule 27 of the CGST rules 2017?

KAR/AAR/63/2019-20 dated 20.09.2019

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97 (2) (e) (g)
2350 Knowlarity Communications Pvt. Ltd. Karnataka

Whether or not a registered person under the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 can claim eligible input tax credit of goods and services tax paid on input invoices of goods or services procured or availed by a registered person before its effective date of registration under GST, where such inputs are eligible input credits and for the purpose of furtherance of business?

KAR/AAR/62/2019-20 dated 20.09.2019

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97 (2) (d)