CESTAT - Appeals from UP to be filed at Allahabad
A CESTAT Circular issued yesterday informs all concerned that with effect from 01.09.2015, all appeals/applications originating from territories within the State of Uttar Pradesh shall be filed at Room. No. 210 & 220, in the Office of the Commissioner of Central Excise, 38, MG Marg, Allahabad.
This is as per the Allahabad High Court directions on 20.08.2015.
The High Court had directed that:
All the appeals, which are pending before the Tribunal at New Delhi relating to the State of Uttar Pradesh will stand automatically transferred to the regional Bench at Allahabad. It also follows that the filing of fresh appeals will now be made at Allahabad from 01.09.2015 onwards.
The Registrar, Tribunal will issue an advertisement in the leading newspapers, which has a circulation in Delhi as well as in the State of Uttar Pradesh published in English and Hindi within 10 days from today intimating the public about the transfer of the pending appeals to the regional Bench at Allahabad and also with regard to the filing of fresh appeals under Central Excise Act, Customs Tariff Act, Finance Act and all other relevant laws with effect from 01.09.2015 onwards.
The advertisement has to come now. The CESTAT has an annual budget of 2 lakh rupees for advertising and publicity, which has not been used so far. Maybe they can spend all of it now and maybe ask the Revenue Department for some more lakhs on this account.
CESTAT Circular in F.No.08/MISC/MIN/2008-CR., Dated August 26 2015