The Customs, Excise and Service Taxes Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) on Monday extended the facility of e-hearing to appeals.
The Tribunal received various representations from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of the Tribunal for extending the facility of e-hearing to appeals also on a request made by the council,” the public notice said.
In order to address the representations, the Tribunal directed that appeals to be taken will be heard through video conferencing platforms.
The tribunal further seeked to describe the procedures relating to listing, technical requirements, standard operating procedures and the protocols.
The public notice directed that any party desirous of getting an appeal heard by video conferencing may send a request to the Registry by email.
The public notice further announced that the request forms received from Monday to Thursday will be listed for hearing as per roster in the following week in order of seniority, subject to a maximum of four matters on a day.
The appeal for which a request has been made for e-hearing should otherwise be due for hearing in its normal turn or early hearing was allowed by separate order or as per the direction of higher courts and no other application therein is pending.
“The system of e-hearing of Appeals applies to Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of the Tribunal and will remain in force until further orders,” the Tribunal notified.
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