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346                           GST LAW TIMES                      [ Vol. 35
                                           2020 (35) G.S.T.L. 346 (App. A.A.R. - GST - Raj.)

                                         BEFORE THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING
                                                            UNDER GST, RAJASTHAN
                                              Shri Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Member (Central Tax) and
                                                   Dr. Preetam B. Yashvant, Member (State Tax)
                                           IN RE : K.M. TRANS LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED
                                              Order No. RAJ/AAAR/5/2019-20, dated 20-11-2019 in Appeal
                                                          No. RAJ/AAAR/APP/03/2019-20
                                                                                       1
                                            Goods Transport Agency services  - Transportation services provided
                                     by appellants with own vehicles on the basis of Invoice(s) and E-way Bill but
                                     without generating consignment notes - Details of consignor and consignee of
                                     goods not being mentioned, it can be inferred that appellant will be providing
                                     their own vehicles either to the raw material supplier or to the exporting units
                                     for use in the transportation of goods which is raw material for the exporting
                                     units - Lien of the goods if transferred and appellant becomes responsible for
                                     the goods till its safe delivery to the consignee, services classifiable as Goods
                                     Transport Agency services  and  issuance  of consignment note or  its non-
                                     issuance not makes any difference - Mere non­issuance of consignment note in
                                     such  cases not  makes  them entitled for exemption  from payment  of GST  -
                                     However, if the vehicles provided to client on rental for use as per their re-
                                     quirement, services classifiable as ‘rental services of transport vehicles’ - Ac-
                                     cordingly, services to be provided by appellant will be liable to payment of
                                     GST as specified under Notification No. 11/2017-C.T. (Rate) (as amended) read
                                     with exemption Notifications, under the services relating to transportation of
                                     goods or rental services of transport vehicle including supporting service, de-
                                     pending upon the exact nature of activity to be carried out by them - Format of
                                     E-way Bill, in whatever manner designed or amended, not relevant for decid-
                                     ing the classification of the activity carried out by them. [paras 13, 14, 15, 16]
                                                                                               Appeal rejected
                                            REPRESENTED BY :      Shri Alok Kumar Kothari, Advocate, for the Assessee.
                                            [Order]. - At the outset, we would like to make it clear that the provi-
                                     sions of both the Central  GST Act,  2017  and the Rajasthan GST  Act, 2017  are
                                     same except  for certain provisions. Therefore,  unless  a mention is specifically
                                     made to such dissimilar  provisions,  a reference to the Central GST Act, 2017
                                     would also mean a reference to the same provisions under Rajasthan GST Act,
                                     2017.
                                            2.  The present appeal has been filed under Section 100 of the Central
                                     GST Act, 2017 (hereinafter also referred to as ‘the CGST Act’) read with Section
                                     100 of the Rajasthan GST Act, 2017 (hereinafter also referred to as ‘the RGST Act’)
                                     by M/s. K.M. Trans Logistics Private Limited, Jaipur, Rajasthan (hereinafter also
                                     referred to as ‘the Appellant’) against the Advance Ruling No. RAJ/AAR/2019-
                                     20/19, dated 29-8-2019 [2019 (31) G.S.T.L. 179 (A.A.R. - GST)].

                                     ________________________________________________________________________
                                     1  On appeal from 2019 (31) G.S.T.L. 179 (A.A.R. - GST).
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