Audit Para No. 501 to 5018 of Chapter V of Audit report no. 01 of 2021 of SCNs and Adjudication process in CBIC-reg.

Adjudication timeliness: SCNs must be issued promptly and statutory timelines and call book reviews strictly enforced.

Once investigations conclude and draft show cause notices are prepared, SCNs must be issued promptly and statutory adjudication timelines strictly adhered to; reasons for any delay after personal hearings must be recorded. Transfer of cases to the call book requires Commissioner approval, formal intimation to noticees and monthly review by Commissioners to ensure timely retrieval. Full cooperation with audit parties is required, including production of records to verify procedural compliance, and authorities must strengthen monitoring of adjudication pendency through MPR mechanisms.