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Sub: -Â Amendment to CESTAT Appeal Forms - reg.
Sir / Madam,
Reference is invited to Circular No.969/03/2013-CX dated 11
th
April, 2013 whereby the forms for filing appeal in the CESTAT
were amended/revised and new forms for Central Excise (E.A.-3, E.A.-4, E.A.-5), Customs (C.A.-3, C.A.-4, C.A.-5) and Service
Tax (S.T.-5, S.T.-6, S.T.-7)were notified vide Notification Nos 6/2013-Central Excise (N.T.), 37/2013-Customs (N.T.) and
5/2013-Service Tax, all dated 10.04.2013 respectively and made effective from 1.6 2013.
ii) Along with the above forms, the pre-figured alpha numeric numbers to be filled in for the orders passed by the Commissioner
or Commissioner (Appeal) or Commissioner (Adjudication), as the case may be were also issued for all the Commissionerates
of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax including all the Commissioners (Appeals) and Commissioners (Adjudication).
iii) Consequent to Cadre Restructuring certain new Commissionerates have been created, Board has received references from
the field formations requesting for assigning/creating alpha-numeric codes for new Commissionerates.
iv) In respect of Customs Commissionerates in Chennai/Delhi/Mumbai, the codes given in the third part has been suitably
amended to capture the nature of the Commissionerate. For example, code CHN-CUSTM-AIR refers to refers to the
Commissionerate of "Chennai Customs (I) Airport", CHN-CUSTM-002 refers to "Chennai Customs (II)", CHN-CUSTM-
006 refers to "Chennai Customs (VI)" , CHN-CUSTM-ACC refers to " Chennai (VII) Air Cargo Complex" and CHN-
CUSTM-GEN refers to Chennai (VIII) (General) Commissionerates as per the table given below:
CHENNAI (I) (AIRPORT) CUSTOMSCHNCUSTMAIR
CHENNAI (II) CUSTOMSCHNCUSTM002
CHENNAI (III) CUSTOMSCHNCUSTM003
CHENNAI (IV) CUSTOMSCHNCUSTM004
CHENNAI (V) CUSTOMSCHNCUSTM005
CHENNAI (VI) CUSTOMSCHNCUSTM006
CHENNAI (VII) (AIR CARGO COMPLEX)CUSTOMSCHNCUSTMACC
CHENNAI (VIII) (GENERAL) CUSTOMSCHNCUSTMGEN
v) References have been received from field formations regarding difficulties being faced in accommodating order number in
given three boxes in cases where the Adjudicating Authority/Commissioner (Appeals) has passed a common order disposing of
multiple cases or appeals involving more than one party and wherein range of order number has to be assigned to such orders
viz. order no 12-15 or 12 to 15. In such cases, Adjudicating Authority/Commissioner (Appeals) may pass individual orders in
each case and assign single number only viz Order No 999 etc.
vi) In Commissionerates where more than 999 orders are being passed, the number of boxes (meant for order number) are
being increased from three to four to accommodate an order number exceeding 999. Accordingly the total number of boxes
given for alpha numeric code is increased from 21 to 22.
vii) Therefore, revised/amended pre-figured alpha numeric numbers are being issued and annexed herewith.
(2) The new alpha numeric series would be effective from 01-01-2015.
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Hindi version follows.
-sd-
(Sunil K. Sinha)
Director (Judicial Cell)