Steps needed to be taken to improve indirect tax administration

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....* All Chief Commissioners of Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax * Director General, DRI/CEI Sir/Madam Sub: Steps needed to be taken to improve indirect tax administration-reg. I am directed to say that of late it has been observed that sometimes Show Cause Notices have been issued, which become unsustainable in the legal process. Creating such avoidable SCNs not only does become burden on t....

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....ovisions and pronouncements. (ii) Need to pass quality adjudicating orders, which can stand legal scrutiny of the Appellate Authority/Courts. (iii) Urgent requirement of passing the adjudication orders within the specified time. (iv) Judicial discipline should be followed while deciding pending show cause notices/appeals. (v) Instructions issued with regard to the threshold limits for fili....