CESTAT Bench at Allahabad -Not functioning for vested reasons? - Registrar Summoned by HC
FOR a background of this issue, please see Elusive CESTAT Bench at Allahabad - Persistent HC- DDT 2659 10 08 2015.
On 7.8.2015, the Court had asked the District Magistrate, Allahabad to be present in the Court on 11.8.2015.
On that day the Court gave elaborate directions to the District Magistrate about finding a place to house the Tribunal.
1. To take necessary information from various departments like the Allahabad Development Authority, Nagar Nigam, Allahabad etc. and intimate the Court with regard to the availability of a suitable accommodation of 15,000 sq.ft. of land and building for the purpose of housing the Central Excise Appellate Tribunal at Allahabad.
2. To consider the land and building, which was earlier housed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, as well as the building in which the Income Tax Department, Allahabad is functioning.
3. To find out the availability of the space in the present building, which houses the Central Administrative Tribunal.
4. To make physical inspection of the Income Tax building and give a report with regard to the feasibility of housing the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal either on a temporary basis or on a permanent basis.
5. To also inspect the adjacent building, namely, the Central Excise building and give a report with regard to availability of space in that building and also the feasibility of construction of an additional floor.
6. To also consider availability of space in the newly made buildings being built by private builders and developers, which has come up all over the city.
7. to also see the availability of private buildings and land, if government building and land is not available.
8. To also consider the building, which was previously occupied by the Official Liquidator.
The Court directed a comprehensive report to be submitted by the District magistrate by 20.08.2015.