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TMI BlogRevised Monetary Limits for adjudication of Show Cause Notice in Central Excise and Service Tax-regX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cipal Additional Director Generals/Additional Directors Audit Sub: Revised Monetary Limits for adjudication of Show Cause Notice in Central Excise and Service Tax-reg. Madam/ Sir, Kind attention is invited to the following circulars issued by the Board regarding adjudication of cases in Central Excise and Service Tax. In supersession of these circulars and any other circular issued on the above subject, instructions from paragraph 2 onwards are hereby issued to revise the existing monetary limits for adjudication and to allow greater flexibility in allocation of cases amongst adjudicating authorities. i) Circular No. 752/68/2003-CX dated 01.10.2003 ii) Circular No. 806/3/2005-CX dated 12.01.2005 iii) Circular No. 86 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... two crore 4. Commissioner Without limit i.e. cases exceeding rupees two crores i) Cases involving taxability, classification, valuation and extended period of limitation shall be kept out of the purview of adjudication by Superintendents. Such cases, upto rupees 10 lakhs, shall also be adjudicated by the Deputy Commissioner/ Assistant Commissioner in addition to the cases exceeding rupees 10 lakhs but not exceeding rupees 50 lakh. ii) The above monetary limits are hereby prescribed for all categories of cases, except the following: a) cases of refund (including rebate) under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 , as made applicable to Service Tax cases als ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on the pendency level in the Zone, in the following manner: a) Central Excise Zones with no exclusive Service Tax Commissionerate In such Zones, the Chief Commissioners shall review the position of Service Tax cases pending for adjudication at the level of Commissioner, and in exercise of powers conferred under Section 37A of the CEA, 1944 as made applicable to Service Tax by Section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 , read with notification no. 6/2009-ST dated 30.01.2009, earmark these cases to Commissioners of Central Excise and Commissioners (Audit) also within their respective Zones. Orders allocating cases for adjudication would be required to be issued. Similar exercise can be done on the Central Excise side also by exercisin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... order. d) It may be noted that the Commissioner (Audit) had been invested with powers of Central Excise Officer for the purposes of Audit and issue of Show Cause Notice, vide Notification No. 30/2014- CE (NT) dated 14.10.2014 . The said notification has now been amended vide Notification no 47/2016-Central Excise (N.T.) dated 28th September, 2016 to invest the Commissioner (Audit) with powers of adjudication. 4. The above directions shall apply only to adjudication of cases where the personal hearing is yet to be commenced. In all cases where the personal hearing has been completed, orders will be passed by the adjudicating authority before which the hearing has been held. Such orders should normally be issued within a month of t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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