The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued the list of Senior/ Junior Standing Counsels, CGST for different High Courts other than Delhi High Court.
The President of India appointed a fresh panel of Senior or Junior Standing Counsels of CBIC to handle litigation of Indirect Taxes before various High Courts (other than Delhi High Court) and other fora, in terms of Instruction F. No. 278A/43/2007-Legal dated December 5, 2007.
The engagement of these Sr./Jr. Standing Counsels is subject to the terms and conditions as laid down in the said Instruction dated 05.12.2007 and Instruction F. No. 278A/50/2011-Legal dated September 14, 2012. (field formations).
The panel is constituted initially for a period of 6 months and on satisfactory performance, the same shall be continued for the remaining period of two and a half years.
The CBIC clarified that field formations (GST/Customs formations) may avail services of the Sr./Jr. Standing Counsels who have been appointed vide Board’s order F. No. 278A/07/2019-Legal (Pt.I11) dated October 1, 2020 (copy available on CBIC website) for handling DRI/DGGI cases of Indirect Taxes before various High Courts and other fora.
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