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With the approval of the Competent Authority it has been decided to re-designate the officers representing the Department before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) with immediate effect.
Circular No. 951/12/2011 -CX, dated the 26th August, 2011 With the approval of the Competent Authority it has been decided to re-designate the officers representing the Department before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) with immediate effect. The new designations will be as follows:-
Notification F. No. 275/05/2011- Income Tax CX.8A The existing practice of payment of court fee by the department, as appellant or as respondent, in the appeals filed before the Supreme Court, is that the respective field formation/directorate deposits it in a decentralized manner thorough the Central Agency Section (Supreme Court). However, the decentralized process of payment of court fee results in avoidable delays and thus causing delays in filing of appeals or the counters, as the case may be.
Keeping in view of the difficulties pointed out by the various Members of CESTAT, Bar Association, and in order to clear heavy pendency, it is proposed to bring about the following amendments in the Cause list of all CESTAT, Benches with effect from 5th September, 2011 onwards.
F.No.390/Misc./163/2010-JC Reduction of Government litigation – providing monetary limits for filing appeals by the Department before CESTAT/High Courts and Supreme court – Regarding – In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35R of the Central Excise Act, 1944 made applicable to Service Tax vide Section 83 of the Finance Act,1994 and Section 131BA of the Customs Act, 1962 the Central Board of Excise & Customs (hereinafter referred to as the Board) fixes the following monetary limits below which appeal shall not be filed in the Tribunal, High Court and the Supreme Court:
The Customs and Central Excise Department requires Advocates for representation before the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay, Mumbai and other Statutory bodies/authorities like Tribunals/BIFR/AAIFR/DRT in the matters relating to Indirect Tax Laws. Practicing Advocates and retired officers of the Customs & Central Excise Department who are enrolled/registered as Advocates with the High Court of Bombay, Mumbai are eligible to apply.
In order to bring excellence by promoting and enhancing the development of professional expertise in Customs administration, suggestions were called from Chief Commissioners and DGs. The Board received a large number of suggestions for bringing excellence in Customs administration. All these suggestions were discussed in full Board Meeting on May 4, 2011 and a number of plans and schemes were approved. One of the approved programs is institution of an annual award for officers and trade to encourage knowledge acquisition and capacity building. The award shall be given at national level as well as at zonal level (both at Chief Commissioner and Director General Level).
Notification No. 38 /2011 –Central Excise, Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 6/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2006, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 96(E) dated 1st March, 2006, namely:-
References were received that divergent practices were being followed by field formations regarding classification of Chlorinated Paraffins/Chloroparaffins. It was stated that against the long and & existing practice of classification of the said goods under Chapter 38 of Central Excise Tariff, some field officers were classifying them under Chapter 27 during the period prior to Budget 2010.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 76 of the Finance Act, 2011 ( 8 of 2011), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of August, 2011, as the date on which, the provisions of the said section shall come in to force.
