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Cadre Review - CBEC Notifies Jurisdiction of Officers

By Vijay Kumar

THOUGH CBEC is not able to make much headway in the matter of promotions, the legal framework for the cadre review seems to be under efficient control. The Board has yesterday notified the jurisdiction of officers as per the Cadre review to follow. This is to be effective from 15th October 2014.

Sl. No.	Notification No (all dated 16.09.2014)	Description
CUSTOMS
1.		Jurisdiction of Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs/ Chief Commissioner of Customs
2.		Jurisdiction of Principal Commissioners of Customs; Commissioners of Customs; Additional Commissioners of Customs; Joint Commissioner of Customs; Deputy Commissioner of Customs; Assistant Commissioners of Customs
3.		Jurisdiction of Commissioners of Customs (Appeals)
4.		DGCEI officers appointed as officers of Customs (to suit the new designations)
5.		Officers of Directorate General of Vigilance appointed as officers of Customs (to suit the new designations)
6.		DRI officers appointed as Customs Officers - amending Notification No. 17/2002-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated the 7th March, 2002
7.		Officers of the Directorate General of Audit appointed as officers of Customs (to suit the new designations)
8.		Officers in Commissionerate of Central Excise (Audit) or Commissionerate of Service Tax (Audit) appointed as officers of Customs for the purpose of conducting audit under the On-site Post Clearance Audit at the Premises of Importers and Exporters Regulations, 2011
9.		1. Principal Director General of Revenue Intelligence, to be the Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs who shall have jurisdiction over the whole of India; 2. Director General of Inspection, Customs and Central Excise, to be the Chief Commissioner of Customs who shall have jurisdiction over the whole of India.
CENTRAL EXCISE

1.	No.		Jurisdiction of Principal Chief Commissioners, Chief Commissioners, Principal Commissioners, Commissioners, Commissioners (Appeals), Commissioners (Audit) of Central Excise
2.	No.		Officers of Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence; Directorate General (Vigilance), Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Directorate General of Inspection appointed as Central Excise Officers.
3.	No.		Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise or the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise empowered to specify within his jurisdiction, the jurisdiction of a Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) or a Commissioner of Central Excise (Audit)
Service Tax
1.	No.		1. appoints, Chief Commissioners of Service Tax, Principal Commissioners of Service Tax, Commissioners of Service Tax, Commissioners of Service Tax (Audit), Commissioners of Central Excise (Audit), Commissioners Large Taxpayer Unit, Commissioners Large Taxpayer Unit (Audit), Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) and Commissioners of Service Tax (Appeals) , and all the officers subordinate to such officers, as Central Excise Officers. 2. Jurisdiction of Service Tax officers
2.	No.		Empowers Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise or the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise or the Chief Commissioner of Service Tax, as the case may be, to specify within his jurisdiction, the jurisdiction of a Commissioner of Service Tax (Appeals) or a Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) or a Commissioner of Service Tax (Audit) or a Commissioner of Central Excise (Audit)
3.	No.		Officers in the Directorate General of Audit, Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence and Directorate General of Service Tax, appointed as Service Tax officers.