S.129(6) of the Customs Act – Ex-Tribunal Members Cannot Practice Before Tribunal – SC

N.K. Bajpai Vs. UOI (Supreme Court) The appellant joined the Indian Customs and Central Excise Service, Class – I (later called Group ‘A’), in the year 1956, where he served for a number of years, in different capacities. On 1st November, 1990, the appellant was selected as a Member (Technical) in the Customs, Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate -Tribunal (CEGAT). The appellant demitted his office as Member (Technical) of CEGAT on 7th March, 1993. As he was a law graduate, he was enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of India on 18th March, 1993. The CEGAT was replaced by the Cent...