Dept of Revenue Issues Alpha Numeric Codes for
New Commissionerates for CESTAT Appeal Forms Filing
Effective from 1 Jan 2015
[CBEC Circular
No. 991 dated 17th December 2014]
Sub: Amendment
to CESTAT Appeal Forms.
Reference is
invited to Circular No.969/03/2013-CX dated 11th April, 2013 whereby
the forms for filing appeal in the CESTAT were amended/revised and new forms
for Central Excise (E.A.-3, E.A.-4, E.A.-5), Customs (C.A.-3, C.A.-4, C.A.-5)
and Service Tax (S.T.-5, S.T.-6, S.T.-7) were notified vide
Notification Nos 6/2013-Central Excise
(N.T.), 37/2013-Customs (N.T.) and 5/2013-Service Tax, all dated 10.04.2013
respectively and made effective from 1.6 2013.
ii) Along with
the above forms, the pre-figured alpha numeric numbers
to be filled in for the orders passed by the
Commissioner or Commissioner (Appeal) or Commissioner (Adjudication), as the
case may be were also issued for all the Commissionerates
of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax including all the Commissioners
(Appeals) and Commissioners (Adjudication).
iii) Consequent
to Cadre Restructuring certain new Commissionerates
have been created, Board has received references from the field formations
requesting for assigning/creating alpha-numeric codes for new Commissionerates.
iv) In
respect of Customs Commissionerates in
Chennai/Delhi/Mumbai, the codes given in the third part has been suitably
amended to capture the nature of the Commissionerate.
For example, code CHN-CUSTM-AIR
refers to refers to the Commissionerate of “Chennai Customs (I) Airport”, CHN-CUSTM-002 refers to “Chennai Customs (II)”, CHN-CUSTM-006
refers to “Chennai Customs (VI)”, CHN-CUSTM-ACC refers
to“ Chennai (VII) Air Cargo Complex”
and CHN-CUSTM-GEN refers to Chennai (VIII) (General) Commissionerates as per the table given below:
|
CHENNAI (I) (AIRPORT) |
CUSTOMS |
CHN |
CUSTM |
AIR |
|
CHENNAI (II) |
CUSTOMS |
CHN |
CUSTM |
002 |
|
CHENNAI (III) |
CUSTOMS |
CHN |
CUSTM |
003 |
|
CHENNAI (IV) |
CUSTOMS |
CHN |
CUSTM |
004 |
|
CHENNAI (V) |
CUSTOMS |
CHN |
CUSTM |
005 |
|
CHENNAI (VI) |
CUSTOMS |
CHN |
CUSTM |
006 |
|
CHENNAI (VII) (AIR CARGO COMPLEX) |
CUSTOMS |
CHN |
CUSTM |
ACC |
|
CHENNAI (VIII) (GENERAL) |
CUSTOMS |
CHN |
CUSTM |
GEN |
v) References
have been received from field formations regarding difficulties being faced in
accommodating order number in given three boxes in cases where the Adjudicating
Authority/Commissioner (Appeals) has passed a common order disposing of
multiple cases or appeals involving more than one party and wherein range of
order number has to be assigned to such orders viz. order no 12-15 or 12 to 15.
In such cases, Adjudicating Authority/Commissioner (Appeals) may pass
individual orders in each case and assign single number only viz Order No 999 etc.
vi) In Commissionerates where more than 999 orders are being
passed, the number of boxes (meant for order number) are
being increased from three to four to accommodate an order number exceeding
999. Accordingly the total number of boxes given for alpha numeric code is
increased from 21 to 22.
vii) Therefore,
revised/amended pre-figured alpha numeric numbers are being issued and annexed herewith.
(2) The new
alpha numeric series would be effective from 01-01-2015.
F.No.390/Misc./46/2011-JC