The government announces the establishment of a new Principal Bench and State Benches for the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT).

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 31st July, 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1), (3) and (4) of section 109 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and in supersession of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue’s notification numbers S.O.1(E), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (ii), dated the 29th December, 2023, and S.O.4073(E), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 14th September, 2023 except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, on the recommendation of the Goods and Services Tax Council, hereby-

(i) establishes the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), with effect from the 1st day of September, 2023;

(ii) constitutes the Principal Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) at New Delhi; and

(iii) constitutes the number of State Benches of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal as specified in column (3) of the table below, with respect to the State specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table, at the location specified in corresponding entry in column (4) thereof, with the Sitting or Circuit Bench specified in column (5) thereof, namely: —