HC Slams Central Excise Dept for delay in Court Proceedings due to frequent change in it’s panel lawyers

Commissioner, Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax Vs. M/S Auto Gollon Industries Pvt. Ltd. (Allahabad High Court)

There is delay being caused in Court proceedings by the Central Excise Department as it  keeps on changing it’s panel lawyers from date to date. Today, when this matter was called out Sri Praveen Kumar, Advocate informed the Court that though he is also a panel lawyer but the file of this case has been now allotted to someone else. This situation may not continue any further. A proper distribution of files may be made by the Department, so that the Court’s work may not suffer.

A copy of this order be provided to Sri Praveen Kumar, learned counsel for the Department within 24 hours, who may communicate the same to the Central Excise Commissioner,  Ghaziabad to ensure compliance of this order.