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Customs - Board's Instructions19.12.2015

Reduction of Government litigation - providing monetary limits for filing appeals by the Department before CESTAT/ High Courts and Supreme Court.

Document Text

F. No. 390/Misc./163/2010-JC Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs ***** INSTRUCTION New Delhi f December, 2015 /7,}Y\ To, 1. All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners and Directors General under the Central Board of Excise and Customs. 2. CC (AR}, Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal. 3. All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise/Service Tax/ All Joint Chief Departmental Representatives/Commissioners, Directorate of Legal Affairs. 4. <webmaster.cbec@icegate.gov.in> Sub: - 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 c·onferred by Section 35R of the Central Excise Act, 1944 made applicable to Service Tax vide Section 83 of the Finance Act, 1944 and Section 131BA of the Customs Act, 1962 and in partial modification of earlier instruction issued from F. No. 390/Misc./163/2010-JC dated. 17.08.2011, 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: S.No. 1. 2. 3. Appellate Forum Monetary Limit Rs. 10,00,000/- CESTAT HIGH COURTS Rs. 15,00,000/- SUPREME COURTS Rs. 25,00,000/- 2. In para 3 of the instruction dated 17.8.11 a sub clause 'c' shall be added which shall read as "classification and refunds issues which are of legal and/or recurring nature". 3. Except for above all other terms and condition of instruction dated 17.8.11 stands. I r' �� ·12-· 2.r.,' � (Rohit Singha!) Dy. Secretary (Review)

Source: Government of India — Customs - Board's Instructions, dated 19.12.2015. Text is machine-extracted for reference; the officially published version prevails. Not legal advice.

HS Codes Referenced

19441962201020112015

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