Reduction of Government litigation - providing monetary limits for filing appeals by the Department before CESTAT/High Courts and Supreme Court - Central Excise - F.No.390/Misc./163/2010-JC

F.No.390/Misc./163/2010-JC Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise Customs New Delhi , 1 st January ,2016 To, 1. All Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners and Directors General under the Central Board of Excise and Customs. 2. CC (AR), Customs, Excise Service Tax Appellate Tribunal. 3. All Principal Commissioners /Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise/Service Tax/All Joint Chief Departmental Representatives/Commissioner, Directorate of Legal Affairs. 4. webmaster.cbec@icegate.gov.in Sub:- Reduction of Government litigation - providing monetary limits for filing appeals by the Department before CESTAT/High Courts and Supreme Court Regarding Kind attention is drawn towards the Board s Instruction of even no. dated 17.12.2015 on the above mentioned subject. In this regard, I am directed to inform that the said instructions will apply to all pending appeals in High Courts/ CESTAT. Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners are required to take immediate necessary action in this regard for cases which are below the new threshold limits subject to the conditions of the instructions of even no. dated 17.08.2011 and 17.12.2015 . (Archana Pandey Tiwari ) Joint Secretary (Review)