Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of specified customs show cause notices by DRI officers. The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints specified DRI officers as Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 and antecedent customs notifications, empowering them to exercise the powers and discharge duties of identified Customs adjudicating officers for adjudication of particular show cause notices against named noticees, as set out in the accompanying table which maps noticees, SCNs, original adjudicators and the appointed common adjudicators.