Tag Archives: DG Anti Profiteering

Project completion occurs on actual OC grant date, necessitating anti-profiteering refund until OC issuance.

By | July 24, 2026

Project completion occurs on actual OC grant date, necessitating anti-profiteering refund until OC issuance. Project completion occurs on actual OC grant date, necessitating anti-profiteering refund until OC issuance. Issue Whether anti-profiteering provisions apply to a real estate project up to the actual grant date of the Occupancy Certificate (OC), and whether the builder is liable… Read More »

Anti-Profiteering Reports Must Factor In Market Dynamics and Raw Material Cost Variations, Requiring De Novo Reinvestigation

By | July 18, 2026

Anti-Profiteering Reports Must Factor In Market Dynamics and Raw Material Cost Variations, Requiring De Novo Reinvestigation Issue Whether the DGAP’s profiteering computation can be accepted when it fails to evaluate market dynamics and raw-material cost increases, and whether a comprehensive de novo reinvestigation is required when fundamental product verifications are absent. Facts Proceedings were initiated… Read More »

Developer Liable to Refund Profiteered Amount With Interest for Not Passing On Additional ITC Benefit

By | July 18, 2026

Developer Liable to Refund Profiteered Amount With Interest for Not Passing On Additional ITC Benefit Issue Whether the respondent developer is liable for anti-profiteering action under Section 171 of the CGST Act for failing to pass on the benefit of additional Input Tax Credit (ITC) to residential homebuyers through a commensurate reduction in flat prices.… Read More »

Anti-Profiteering Provisions Mandate Passing of Transitional ITC Benefits but Exclude Default Allotment Cancellation Interest Claims

By | July 18, 2026

Anti-Profiteering Provisions Mandate Passing of Transitional ITC Benefits but Exclude Default Allotment Cancellation Interest Claims Issue Whether a real estate developer is liable for anti-profiteering actions for failing to pass on transitional Input Tax Credit (ITC) benefits to pre-GST homebuyers, and whether the anti-profiteering jurisdiction extends to deciding interest claims on refunds arising from the… Read More »

Anti-profiteering probes can expand to a PAN-India level based on data trends, surviving authority transitions and directory timelines.

By | June 20, 2026

Anti-profiteering probes can expand to a PAN-India level based on data trends, surviving authority transitions and directory timelines. Issue Whether the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) and the Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) have the jurisdiction under Rule 133 to expand an investigation to a PAN-India level across all products/customers beyond the localized scope of the… Read More »

A business cannot absorb a GST rate cut into its profit margins by increasing base prices; any tax reduction must be commensurately passed on to consumers.

By | June 19, 2026

A business cannot absorb a GST rate cut into its profit margins by increasing base prices; any tax reduction must be commensurately passed on to consumers. Issue Whether a cinema theater operator is legally justified in maintaining the same retail (cum-tax) ticket prices after a GST rate reduction by increasing its base prices, and whether… Read More »