GSTAT Notice for final hearing
GSTAT, New Delhi issued Notice dated 16.06.2025 directing to appear for the final hearing.
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Appeal before GSTAT – A Compendium
CS. Dr. M. Govindarajan presenting the compendium of appeal before GST Appellate Tribunal
Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 2025
Ministry of Finance published Notification dated 24.04.2025 prescribing the rules for regulating the procedure and functioning of GSTAT – GST Appellate Tribunal.
Webinar: The Wondering Story of GSTAT
OTU conducting a webinar on topic The Wondering Story of GSTAT on 08th March, 2025 at 12pm
Latest about GSTAT
The official GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) website has been made functional.
GST Tribunals may be delayed by 6 months as states yet to appoint officials
The much-anticipated Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunals (GSTAT) may take another six months to become operational. Many states are yet to appoint members or allocate office spaces, delaying the process, according to a report by The Economic Times. Initially, the tribunals were expected to start functioning by December 2024.
Notification S.O. 5063(E) dated 26.11.2024 GSTAT
The Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii), vide number S.O.3048(E), dated the 31st July, 2024, namely:
All GST apex tribunals by November-end
The government is likely to operationalise all the benches of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) by November-end, as it aims to alleviate the significant backlog of pending GST-related disputes at the appellate level, a senior official said.
HC directs Government to complete the selection process of members within four months for initiating GSTAT operations
The Hon’ble Kerala High Court in the case of CA. P.J. Johney directed the Government to appoint members within four months for initiating GSTAT operations. However, the Court denied the Assessee’ s request to amend Section 169 of the CGST Act making service of notices and orders through at least three modes of service mandatory, stating that such issues were subject to individual litigation and therefore, cannot be adjudicated upon by way of PIL.
GST Tribunal May Face Delay; Relaxed Eligibility Criteria could Invite Legal Challenges
The recent relaxations in the eligibility criteria for Member (Technical) by states like UP, Rajasthan, and Odisha, along with the designation of Joint Commissioner instead of Additional Commissioner in Maharashtra, may raise further litigations and potentially delay the functioning of GSTAT.