All documents in English language in the appeal proceeding before the Appellate Tribunal - Article 348 of the Constitution of India. - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 01 of 2019

F. No. 01(05)/Circular/CESTAT/2017 Customs, Excise Service Tax Appellate Tribunal West Block No. 2, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 Date: 08.01.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 01 of 2019 Appeals from the orders of the Tribunal are being filed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court on any question In relation to classification and rate of duty/ valuation of goods for the purpose of assessment. Article 348 of the Constitution of India provides that the proceedings in the Supreme Court shall be in English language. Article 145 of the Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to frame rules regulating practice and procedure of the Court. As per Order XIX Rule 8 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 it is incumbent upon the courts appealed from, to transmit the records of the case, upon being requisitioned, in English language and in case the record is in a language other than English, the Court appealed from shall have it translated before transmitting the same to the Supreme Court. The language of the Tribunal is also English. Being an appellate forum no original proceedings are being conducted in the Tribunal. The documents filed in the appeal proceedings before the Tribunal will have to be transmitted to the Hon'ble Supreme Court on requisition when an appeal is being filed against order of the Tribunal. As there is no provision for translation of documents in the Tribunal it is hereby notified to all concerned to file all documents in English language in the appeal proceedings before the Appellate Tribunal. If any document is in a language other than English the same shall be duly translated under certification of an officer of the department not lower than Superintendent. The above provision will be applicable mutatis mutandis in all proceedings viz applications, cross objections etc. By Order (Bineesh Kumar K.S.) Registrar