ADDRESSED TO ALL STAKE HOLDERS

N O T E

Sub:     Amendment to CESTAT Appeal Forms.

Your attention is invited to Notification No.6/2013-CE(N.T.) , 37/2013-Cus (N.T.) and  5/2013-ST all dated 10.04.2013 by which the relevant Rules were amended to revise the Forms for filing  appeal in the Tribunal.  The new forms for Central Excise (E.A.-3, E.A.-4, E.A.-5) and corresponding forms of Customs (C.A.-3, C.A.-4, C.A.-5) and  Service Tax (S.T.-5, S.T.-6, S.T.-7) were  introduced  and made effective  from  01.06.2013.    The old forms were continued for a period of three months from the above date of introduction of new forms and the new forms were to be used mandatorily for filing appeal from 01.09.2013.  The salient features of the amendments were clarified by Circular No. 969/03/2013-CX dated 11.04.2013.

Feedback and suggestions for further improvement, to make the appeal forms more simple, user friendly and useful for creation of data base are solicited from the stake holders.

Reply may be sent at [email protected] .

F. No. 390/Misc/46/2011-JC

(Sunil K. Sinha )

Director (Judicial Cell)

Amendment to tribunal appeal forms mandates use of revised forms and invites stakeholder feedback for excise, customs and service tax Amendment revises and standardizes the appeal forms for Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, prescribes mandatory use of the revised forms after an interim transition period, and clarifies features by related circulars; stakeholders are invited to submit feedback to improve simplicity, user-friendliness and database utility.