TMI BlogClarification in respect of appeal in regard to non-constitution of Appellate Tribunal.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the said order is pending before the appellate authority. It has been gathered that the appellate process is being kept pending by several appellate authorities on the grounds that the appellate tribunal has been not constituted and that till such time no remedy is available against their Order-in-Appeal, such appeals cannot be disposed. Doubts have been raised across the field formations in respect of the appropriate procedure to be followed in absence of appellate tribunal for appeal to be made under section 112 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the WBGST Act ). 2. The matter has been examined in detail. In order to clarify the issue and to ensure uniformity in the implementation of the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ssioner (Appeals) or the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) where such decision or order is passed by Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner or State Tax Officer, within three months from the date on which the said decision or order is communicated to such person. 3.3 Hence, if the order has been passed by Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner or State Tax Officer, appeal has to be made to the Senior Joint Commissioner (Appeals) or the Joint Commissioner (Appeals). Further, if the order has been passed by Joint Commissioner, appeal has to be made to the Additional Commissioner (Appeals) or the Senior Joint Commissioner (Appeals), if the order has been passed by the Senior Joint Commissioner, appeal has to be made to ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... communication of order or date on which the President or the State President, as the case may be, of the Appellate Tribunal enters office, whichever is later . 4.3 Hence, as of now, the prescribed time limit to make application to appellate tribunal will be counted from the date on which President or the State President enters office. The appellate authority while passing order may mention in the preamble that appeal may be made to the appellate tribunal whenever it is constituted within three months from the President or the State President enters office. Accordingly, it is advised that the appellate authorities may dispose all pending appeals expeditiously without waiting for the constitution of the appellate tribunal. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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