Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd
Date: March 12, 2020
Subject Matter
Patanjali guilty of profiteering for increasing the base price of its washing powder despite GST Rate reduction
Summary
While the GST rates were revised from 28% to 18% in 2017, Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd was found to be holding on to the benefits of goods and services tax (GST) rate reduction instead of passing them to the consumers. The NAA noted that Patanjali instead…
1. This report dated 13.12.2018, had been received from the above Applicant i.e. the Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) after a detailed investigation under Rule 129 (6) of the Central Goods & Service Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017 . The brief facts of the case are that a reference was received on 08.06.2018 by the above Applicant from the Standing Committee on Anti-profiteering, to condu…