Cir. No.156/67/1995-CX, dt. 17/11/1995
- Document type
- Circular
- Reference no.
- B
- Dated
Disputes between CBEC and PSUs
As you are aware, in pursuance of the Supreme Courts" directive for reducing litigation between the Deptt. of Revenue iiiid PSUs, etc, litigations before CEGAT and Courts can be pursued only with the prior clearance of the High Powered Committee on Disputs constituted in the Cabinet Sectt. Those cases which are not considered fit for further litigation by the Committee cannot be pursued by the concerned appellants viz. PSUs or the Deptt. of Revenue, as the case may be, before CEGAT or the Courts.
2. The Committee on Disputes has been holding regular meetings and issuing minutes in regard to the decisions in the cases taken up by the Commiftee. The gist of these Minutes is regularly being communicated to the concerned Commissioners for ncessary actioo. However, there has been no feed back from the Commissioners in regard to the action taken by them.
3. It is presumed that the concerned Commissioners have taken necessary action in pursuance of the Minutes of the COD meetings communicated to them. In those cases of Department"s appeals where permission was refused by the COD, necessary application has to be made before the CEGAT/Courts for treating such cases as withdrawn. In other cases, we have to communicate the Minutes of the COD Meetings and request CEGAT/Courts to expedite proceedings.
4. Further, in those cases of PSU-assessees" appeals wherein permission for further litigation has been refused by the COD, it has to be seen that CEGAT or the concerned Court is apprised of the position so that their appeals are withdrawn leading to the recovery of pending dues, if any.
5. It is desired by the Board that compliance report on the action taken in pursuance of the Minutes of the COD meetings, communicated so far for the past cases, may please be sent in the enclosed proforma. This should be attended to within 30 days of the receipt of this Circular.
6. For future cases, on receipt of the Minutes of the COD Meetings; compliance should be reported in the same proforma within a reasonable period of 30 days or so.
Sd/-
(Meenu S. Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India