Amara Raja Energy And Mobility Faces Rs 1.89 Crore GST Demand as Meerut Appellate Authority Upholds Earlier Tax Order:

Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited has said that a GST appellate authority in Meerut has upheld an earlier order imposing a tax demand of Rs 1.89 crore, along with a penalty of Rs 18.91 lakh and interest, as applicable. The company disclosed the development in a regulatory filing dated October 16, 2026.

The order was passed on October 15, 2026, by the Additional Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax (Appeals), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. It upheld the original order issued by the Assistant Commissioner, Ghaziabad, on December 15, 2025, under Section 107 of the CGST/UPGST Act, 2017.

The GST demand relates to an alleged excess claim of Input Tax Credit (ITC) and a difference between the ITC figures reported in Table 7J and Table 8A of the company’s annual GST return, GSTR-9. The demand includes tax of Rs 1,89,16,214, a penalty of Rs 18,91,621 and interest payable under Section 50 of the GST law.

The company said the order would have no material impact on its financial, operational or other activities. It also confirmed that it plans to challenge the order before the GST Tribunal.

Amara Raja Energy & Mobility added that the liability arising from the original order has already been disclosed as a contingent liability in its financial statements.