Digital Display Board at CESTAT
The Eastern Zonal Bench of CESTAT at Kolkata has installed a Computerised Digital Display Board at the entrance of the CESTAT office on the 7th Floor of Central Revenue Building at 169, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata. The Court Master keys in the Appeal Number and the Cause Title of the case being heard at any point of time by the Bench in his computer inside the Court Room and the details are digitally displayed on a Special Electronic Board placed at the entrance of the CESTAT for information of the appellants and their lawyers.
The Eastern Zonal Bench of the CESTAT is also in the process of setting up a second Court Room which will enable a second Bench to function simultaneously.
These are simple inexpensive experiments which would result in better administration, but one should also ensure that these gadgets do work, as they are prone to frequent breakdowns and at least in the beginning, don't rely on the digital display – what if the Court Master forgets to key in the number? Will your case be dismissed for non-attendance?
CBEC Circular NO. 14 /2008- Cus., Dated: September 26, 2008