Transportation by omnibus clarified: omnibus excluded unless supplied via an electronic commerce operator that is a company.
The notification narrows the motor-vehicle wording to exclude omnibus, adds a specific carve-out treating passenger transport by omnibus as distinct except when supplied through an electronic commerce operator that is a Company, and defines Company by reference to the Companies Act, with retrospective effect from 20th October, 2023.

Amendment to GST notification substitutes the listed States to add an additional State, made effective retrospectively.
The notification substitutes the words identifying the States in a prior GST notification to add an additional State to the list, thereby changing which territorial units the original notification's operative provisions apply to; the amendment is issued under delegated rule making authority on Council recommendation and is declared to have retrospective effect from an earlier specified date.

GST amendment clarifies tax scope for sale-of-construction services when land value is included, with a completion-certificate exception.
Amendment to GST notification specifies that construction of a complex, building or part intended for sale falls within the notification only when the amount charged includes the value of land or an undivided share of land, and excludes cases where entire consideration is received after issuance of the required completion certificate or after first occupation, whichever is earlier.

Input tax credit limitation: credit on input services restricted to the rate charged by the supplier, excess disallowed.
The notification amends SRO-GST11/2017 to provide that where a supplier of an input service in the same line of business charges central tax at a rate higher than that charged by the recipient, input tax credit on that input service in excess of the tax paid or payable at the lower rate shall not be taken; illustrative examples are added and specified entries in the Table and Annexure are revised or omitted.

GST exemption: services to governmental authorities now include water, sanitation and railways added to exempt list.
Amendment introduces a nil-rated exemption under Chapter 99 for services to a Governmental Authority-water supply, public health, sanitation conservancy, solid waste management, and slum improvement and upgradation-and inserts references to the Ministry of Railways alongside the Department of Posts in multiple notification entries; the amendment is declared effective retrospectively from 20th October, 2023.

Valuation of related party corporate guarantees now deemed at a minimum rate, with aligned procedural and form updates.
A new rule deems the value of related-party services supplying a corporate guarantee as one percent of the guarantee amount or actual consideration, whichever is higher. Procedural amendments change issuance from "order" to "intimation" in one provision and impose a one-year lapse for certain actions. Forms are updated: "One Person Company" is added to registrant types; a detailed cancellation order template for tax deductors/collectors is substituted; GSTR-8 interest, late fee and debit-entry reporting is reformatted; and practitioner enrolment categories in GST PCT-01 are expanded.

GST notification amendment: millet flour product classification added, applying retrospectively from the earlier specified date under SGST framework.
The notification amends SRO GST 2/2017 by inserting S. No. 94A classifying "food preparation of millet flour, in powder form, containing at least 70% millets by weight, other than pre packaged and labelled" (tariff 1901); enacted under section 11(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir GST Act on Council recommendation and stated to be retroactive from 20 October 2023.

Governmental entities designation amended: specified central (excluding railways), state, union territory and local authorities covered under GST notification.
Amendment to SRO-GST 4/2017 substitutes the Table entry at S. No. 6, column 4 with: Central Government [excluding Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)], State Government, Union territory or a local authority, enacted under sub section (3) of section 9 of the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, and deemed to have come into force from the twentieth day of October, 202.

Refund of input tax credit expanded to imitation zari thread from metallised polyester or plastic film, effective October 2023.
Amendment inserts entry 6AA into SRO GST 5/2017 to classify imitation zari thread or yarn made out of metallised polyester film or plastic film as eligible for refund of input tax credit, with an explanatory proviso that the entry applies only to refunds relating to polyester film or plastic film inputs; the amendment is effective from 20 October 2023.

Special condonation procedure for delayed GST appeals: acceptance subject to prescribed payments, electronic ledger debits and filing by notified deadline
The notification under section 148 prescribes a special procedure for persons who failed to file appeals under sections 73 or 74 by 31 March 2023, requiring filing in FORM GST APL-01 by the notified deadline. Admissibility is conditioned on full payment of amounts admitted plus a prescribed portion of the disputed tax, with a minimum debit from the Electronic Cash Ledger; pending appeals meeting the payment condition are deemed filed. No refunds of excess payments until appeal disposal; appeals on demands not involving tax are excluded and Chapter XIII of the GST Rules applies mutatis mutandis.

GST classification change adds molasses, specified millet flour and industrial spirits to revised tax schedules with retrospective effect.
Amendment to SRO GST 1/2017 inserts molasses and a specified pre packaged millet flour food preparation into Schedule I, expands Schedule III to include the millet flour description and adds an entry for spirits for industrial use, and omits the first entry in Schedule IV, with retrospective effect from an earlier date in 2023.

Effective date amendment: insertion of 'with effect from 1st January 2024' deemed effective from 31st July 2023.
Amendment inserts the phrase "with effect from 1st day of January 2024" into the prior notification prescribing a special procedure under the Jammu and Kashmir GST framework and declares that this insertion shall be deemed to have had effect from 31st July 2023, thereby clarifying and retroactively fixing the procedural commencement date.

Extension of limitation period for issuance of GST recovery orders under Section 73, extending time limits for specified years.
The State, exercising powers under Section 168A read with the Integrated GST provision, extends the limitation in sub section (10) for issuing orders under sub section (9) relating to recovery of unpaid or short paid tax and wrongly availed input tax credit for specified financial years, partially modifying earlier notifications and declaring the extension effective retrospectively from a specified date in late December 2023.

GST Rate Amendment updates tariff classifications for specified petroleum products, changing schedule entries effective early January.
The Mizoram SGST rate schedule is amended by substituting the tariff entries for S. No. 165 and S. No. 165A with 2711 12 00, 2711 13 00, 2711 19 10; the substitution takes effect from the fourth day of January, 2024 and is issued under the powers conferred by the Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 to modify Schedule I of the state tax rate notification.

GST compliance amendments impose filing limits, revise input tax credit, and enable consent-based taxpayer data sharing.
Delhi GST amendments introduce a three-year limitation for furnishing outward-supply details, returns, annual returns and electronic-commerce operator statements, subject to notified relaxations. Input tax credit is blocked for goods or services used for corporate social responsibility obligations, and payment-related credit conditions are revised. Registration cancellation revocation, delayed-refund interest and best-judgment assessment procedures are modified. The framework also revises appellate tribunal arrangements, electronic-commerce operator penalties, compounding rules, consent-based sharing of taxpayer information, and retrospective Schedule III treatment with a bar on refunds of tax already collected.

Online gaming GST amendments expand supplier coverage, registration scope, and specified actionable claim treatment under West Bengal law.
The amendment introduces definitions for online gaming, online money gaming, specified actionable claim, and virtual digital asset, and treats persons organising or arranging supply of specified actionable claims, including platform operators, as suppliers for GST purposes. It also extends registration coverage to persons supplying online money gaming from outside India to persons in India and replaces the Schedule III reference to lottery, betting and gambling with specified actionable claims. The provisions may commence by notification on different dates and without prejudice to other regulatory laws.

GST schedule amendment revises taxable entries for specified HSN codes under the Andhra Pradesh tax notification.
Amendment notification under the Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 revises Schedule I taxable entries at the 2.5% rate. The entries against S.No. 165 and S.No. 165A are substituted to read HSN codes 2711 12 00, 2711 13 00 and 2711 19 10. The amendment is made on the recommendation of the GST Council and is effective from 4 January 2024.

Effective date amendment shifts commencement of a prior GST notification to January, changing its operative applicability.
The State Government, exercising powers under the State GST Act, substitutes the words "be deemed to have come into force from the 31st July, 2023" with "come into force from 1st day of January 2024," thereby changing the commencement date of the earlier departmental notification.

Special procedure for specified-goods manufacturers is withdrawn, while prior actions and omissions remain protected from rescission.
Special procedure for registered persons engaged in manufacturing specified goods stands withdrawn under the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, through rescission of the earlier notification that prescribed that procedure. Actions already taken, or omissions occurring, before the rescission remain unaffected. The rescission is deemed effective from 1 January 2024.

Schedule I classification amendments revise concessional GST entries for specified petroleum gas tariff codes with retrospective commencement.
Tamil Nadu SGST Schedule I entries taxable at 2.5% are amended by substituting the tariff-classification entries against serial numbers 165 and 165A. Both entries are revised to cover tariff headings 2711 12 00, 2711 13 00 and 2711 19 10. The substituted classifications apply with deemed effect from 4 January 2024.