GSTAT Gets 22 New Vice Presidents Across India; President Issues Appointment Order [Read Order]
This development marks a crucial page in India’s indirect tax system, strengthening taxpayer confidence and streamlining dispute resolution under GST.
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The Goods and ServicesTax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has formally begun functioning with the appointment of 22 Judicial Members as Vice Presidents across state benches. TheMinistry of Finance issued an order on 23 March 2026 under the authority of the President of India and Section 109(7) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, strengthening the leadership structure of...
The Goods and ServicesTax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has formally begun functioning with the appointment of 22 Judicial Members as Vice Presidents across state benches. TheMinistry of Finance issued an order on 23 March 2026 under the authority of the President of India and Section 109(7) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, strengthening the leadership structure of GSTAT nationwide.
By designating Judicial Members as Vice Presidents, the government aims to ensure smoother functioning of GSTAT benches and quicker resolution of tax disputes. The Vice Presidents will oversee tribunal operations in their respective states, providing leadership and consistency in adjudicating GST-related appeals. The appointment covers benches in nearly every region of the country
The newly designated Vice Presidents and their benches are:
| Manoj Shankar | Bihar |
| Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal | Delhi |
| Rakesh Syal | Haryana |
| Ajai Kumar Srivastava | Himachal Pradesh |
| Jitendra Kumar Singh | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh |
| Tushar Kanti Satapathy | Jharkhand |
| Suman Jain | Punjab and Chandigarh |
| Sanjay Kumar Chandhariyavi | Uttar Pradesh |
| Naresh Katyal | Uttarakhand |
| Satya Gopal Chattopadhyay | West Bengal, Sikkim, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| Somnath Ganguli | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura |
| Bhaskar Reddy Vemireddy | Andhra Pradesh |
| Pradeep Kumar Vyas | Chhattisgarh |
| Gunvantlal Manchanddas Patel | Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |
| H G Nagarathna | Karnataka |
| Subramanya Viswanatha Rayap | Kerala and Lakshadweep |
| Roopesh Chandra Varshney | Madhya Pradesh |
| Rajeev Purushottam Pande | Maharashtra & Goa |
| Suchismita Misra | Odisha |
| Praveen Kumar Jain | Tamil Nadu and Puducherry |
| Sushil Kumar Sharma | Telangana |
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