Former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the first President of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), New Delhi..A notification to this effect was published by the Ministry of Finance on Monday..Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman administered the oath of office to Justice Mishra.Justice Mishra, who also served as a judge of Uttarakhand High Court, was selected by a Search-cum-Selection Committee headed by the Chief Justice of India..Justice Mishra’s appointment marks the beginning of the operationalisation of the GSTAT, a body for resolving GST related disputes..The GSTAT is the Appellate Authority established under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 tasked with hearing various appeals under the said Act and the respective State/Union Territories GST Acts against the orders of the first appellate authority. It consists of a Principal Bench and various State Benches. As per the approval of the GST Council, the government has notified the Principal Bench of GSTAT to be located at New Delhi, and 31 State Benches at various locations across the country. The process for appointment of judicial members and technical members to the GSTAT is already in progress.
Former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the first President of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), New Delhi..A notification to this effect was published by the Ministry of Finance on Monday..Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman administered the oath of office to Justice Mishra.Justice Mishra, who also served as a judge of Uttarakhand High Court, was selected by a Search-cum-Selection Committee headed by the Chief Justice of India..Justice Mishra’s appointment marks the beginning of the operationalisation of the GSTAT, a body for resolving GST related disputes..The GSTAT is the Appellate Authority established under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 tasked with hearing various appeals under the said Act and the respective State/Union Territories GST Acts against the orders of the first appellate authority. It consists of a Principal Bench and various State Benches. As per the approval of the GST Council, the government has notified the Principal Bench of GSTAT to be located at New Delhi, and 31 State Benches at various locations across the country. The process for appointment of judicial members and technical members to the GSTAT is already in progress.