Whether hostel accommodation including lodging, boarding, food supply, etc provided to students is composite supply of accommodation service ?
TRT-2026-374

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - In the instant case the appellant is supplying various services like supply of food, TV in the dining hall, Playroom, Gym, Housekeeping of entire hostel premises, Room cleaning and Washing/ dry-cleaning of bed sheets & linen of rooms along with Hostel Accommodation service. The supply of various other services as detailed above with Hostel Accommodation service is not naturally bundled in normal course of business.

 It ca.....

TRT-2026-372

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - The services supplied are more than two and taxable under GST Act, 2017 and are supplied in ordinary course of business by the applicant. It is found that naturally bundled services are those services wherein one of the services is the main service and the other services combined with such service are in the nature of incidental or ancillary services which help in better enjoyment of a main service.

It can be ascertained that the .....

TRT-2026-370

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - “Composite Supply” means a supply made by a taxable person to a recipient consisting of two or more taxable supplies of goods or services or both, or any combination thereof, which are naturally bundled and supplied in conjunction with each other in the ordinary course of business, one of which is a principal supply as defined under Section 2(30) of the GST Act.

In the instant case, the Applicant is engaged in supplying food, .....

TRT-2026-375

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - On observation of documents/brochure/submitted by the applicant it is evident that the girls residing in both the hostels are provided with various facilities like food supply from canteen, parking space, coaching, library, entertainment which are all taxable supplies. All the facilities are only for the occupants of the hostels.

The girls residing there are neither allowed to have food from outside nor are outsiders allowed .....

TRT-2026-373

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - The Applicant is offering several individual services in two different combinations to the recipients, depending upon their need for lodging facility. None of the combinations of services being offered is a composite supply, as defined under section 2(30) of the GST Act. They are mixed supplies within the meaning of section 2(74) and taxable in accordance with section 8(b) of the GST Act. Being mixed supply, value of the entire combinat.....