The details of total amount of funds that are locked up in cases at various quasi-judicial, appellate and judicial forums under Service Tax and Central Excise put together as on dated 31.12.2019 are as follows:

Serial No.	Forum	Number	Amount (Rs. in Cr.)
1.	Supreme Court	2327	31088.96
2.	High Court	9952	45893.47
3.	CESTAT	51841	184860.65
4.	Commissioner (Appeals)	16068	8015.86
5.	Adjudication (Upto Commissioner)	64368	145313.85
6.	Total	144556	415172.83

The total number of settlements done under the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019) as on dated 05.02.2020 are 49,534 and amount involved in these cases is 24,970 crores.

This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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Legacy tax dispute resolution: widespread funds locked in litigation, scheme settlements reported to reduce contested liabilities. Aggregate figures show extensive funds remain locked in tax litigation across appellate and judicial forums for Service Tax and Central Excise, with contested amounts quantified by forum and a consolidated total provided. The release also reports operational results of the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme

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