CBDT wants to upgrade Infrastructure in offices of CIT(Appeals)
CBDT has asked for proposals from CITs(Appeals) to upgrade the infrastructure facilities for their offices and the officers posted in their uinits.
Maybe the CBEC should follow this initiative.
Commissioner (Appeals) is a neglected and insulted post in the Department. They have to depend on a jurisdictional Commissioner for even their minimum needs like paper, computer, car and many other frills of office. Some jurisdictional Commissioners go out of the way to insult the Commissioner (Appeals) and humiliate them. Many of the appellate Commissioners do not have access to ExCus, XCuSE, TIOL etc,. and they don't have independent funds.
Both the Boards should also seriously consider making the offices of the Commissioner (Appeals) look like courts. They should hold open courts at fixed hours and the proceedings should be transparent. As far as possible, orders should be dictated in the open court.