CESTAT Running out of Funds
CESTAT has a sanctioned grant of Rs. 16,97,50,000, out of which they have already spent Rs. 12,96,46,789 till 31st October 2016 leaving Rs. 4,01,03,211 for the next five months. Their monthly expenditure is around Rs. 1.85 crore. This means they may not have any money to spend in the last three months of the Financial year. And the FM had announced creation of 11 more Benches! Should an important authority like the CESTAT function on such shoestring budget? Can't they be a little liberal in granting funds to the Tribunals? Perhaps not giving enough funds is also an interference in judicial administration.