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TMI Blog2024 (3) TMI 163X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (9) of Section 112 of the CGST/OGST Act, for the petitioner cannot be deprived of the benefit, due to non - constitution of the Tribunal by the respondents themselves. The recovery of balance amount, and any steps that may have been taken in this regard will thus be deemed to be stayed. The statutory relief of stay on deposit of the statutory amount, in the opinion of this Court, cannot be open ended. For balancing the equities, therefore, the Court is of the opinion that since order is being passed due to non-constitution of the Tribunal by the respondent-Authorities, the petitioner would be required to present/file his appeal under Section 112 of the CGST/OGST Act, once the Tribunal is constituted and made functional and the President or ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... vernment of India based on the recommendation made by the G.S.T. Council, has issued Central Goods and Services Tax (Ninth Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2019 on 03.12.2019, Clause-2 of which reads as under:- 2. For the removal of difficulties, it is hereby clarified that for the purpose of calculating:- (a) the three months from the date on which the order sought to be appealed against is communicated to the person preferring the appeal in sub-section (1) of section 112, the start of the three months period shall be considered to be the later of the following dates:- (i) date of communication of order; or (ii) the date on which the President or the State President, as the case may be, of the Appellate Tribunal after its constitution under ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... vernment) from that date of 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 tr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... once the Tribunal is constituted and made functional and the President or the State President may enter office. The appeal would be required to be filed observing the statutory requirements after coming into existence of the Tribunal, for facilitating consideration of the appeal. (iii) In case the petitioner chooses not to avail the remedy of appeal by filing any appeal under section 112 of the CGST/OGST Act before the Tribunal within the period which may be specified upon constitution of the Tribunal, the respondent-Authorities would be at liberty to proceed further in the matter, in accordance with law. 7. With the above liberty, observation and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. 8. Let an urgent certified copy of this ord ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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