Goods and Services Tax

Procedure of the Authority and the Appellate Authority
Section 124
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124. Procedure of the Authority and the Appellate Authority
The Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority shall, subject to the provisions of this Chapter, have power to regulate its own procedure in all matters arising out of the exercise of its powers under the Act.
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Powers of the Authority and Appellate Authority
Section 123
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123. Powers of the Authority and Appellate Authority
(1) The Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority shall, for the purpose of exercising its powers regarding discovery and inspection, enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath, issuing commissions and compelling pro

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Presumption as to documents in certain cases
Section 125
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PRESUMPTION AS TO DOCUMENTS
MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016]
CHAPTER- XXIII
PRESUMPTION AS TO DOCUMENTS
125. Presumption as to documents in certain cases
Where any document-
(i) is produced by any person under the Act or any other law, or
(ii) has been seized from the custody or control of any person under the Act or any other law, or
(iii) has been received from any place outside India in the course of any proceedings under the Act or any other law
and such document is tendered by the prosecution in evidence against him or any other person who is tried jointly with him, the court shall-
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Advance Ruling to be void in certain circumstances
Section 122
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122. Advance Ruling to be void in certain circumstances
(1) Where the Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority finds that advance ruling pronounced by it under sub-section (4) of section 117 or under sub-section (1) of section 119 has been obtained by the applicant or, as the case may b

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Applicability of Advance Ruling
Section 121
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121. Applicability of Advance Ruling
(1) The advance ruling pronounced by the Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority under this chapter shall be binding only –
(a) on the applicant who had sought it in respect of any matter referred to in subsection (2) of section 116 of the application for advance ru

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Rectification of Advance Ruling
Section 120
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120. Rectification of Advance Ruling
The Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority may amend any order passed by it under section 117 or section 119 , as the case may be, so as to rectify any mistake apparent from the record, if such mistake is noticed by the Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate

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Orders of the Appellate Authority
Section 119
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119. Orders of the Appellate Authority
(1) The Appellate Authority may, after giving the parties to the appeal, an opportunity of being heard, pass such order as it thinks fit, confirming or modifying the ruling appealed against.
(2) The order referred to in sub-section (1) shall be passed within a period of ninety da

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Appeal to the Appellate Authority
Section 118
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118. Appeal to the Appellate Authority
(1) The prescribed or jurisdictional CGST/SGST officer or, as the case may be, an applicant aggrieved by any advance ruling pronounced under sub-section (4) of section 117, may appeal to the Appellate Authority.
(2) Every appeal under this section shall be filed within a period o

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Procedure on receipt of application
Section 117
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117. Procedure on receipt of application
(1) On receipt of an application, the Authority shall cause a copy thereof to be forwarded to the officers as may be prescribed and, if necessary, call upon him to furnish the relevant records:
PROVIDED that where any records have been called for by the Authority in any case, such records shall, as soon as possible, be returned to the said prescribed officers.
(2) The Authority may, after examining the application and the records called for and after hearing the applicant or his authorized representative and the prescr

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no application shall be rejected under this sub-section unless an opportunity has been given to the applicant of being heard:
PROVIDED ALSO that where the application is rejected, reasons for such rejection shall be given in the order.
(3) A copy of every order made under sub-section (2) shall be sent to the applicant and to the prescribed officers.
(4) Where an application is admitted under sub-section (2), the Authority shall, after examining such further material as may be placed before it by the applicant or obtained by the Authority and after providing an opportunity of being heard to the applicant or the authorized representative of the applicant as well as to the authorized representative of the prescribed or the jurisdictional

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Application for Advance Ruling
Section 116
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116. Application for Advance Ruling
(1) An applicant desirous of obtaining an advance ruling under this Chapter may make an application in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, stating the question on which the advance ruling is sought.
(2) The question on which the advance ruling is sought shall be in respe

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Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling
Section 115
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115. Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling
(1) The Appellate Authority shall be located in each State.
(2) The Appellate Authority shall comprise of the Chief Commissioner of CGST as designated by the Board and the Commissioner of SGST having jurisdiction over the applicant.
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Authority for Advance Ruling
Section 114
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114. Authority for Advance Ruling
(1) The Authority shall be located in each State.
(2) The Authority shall comprise of one member CGST and one member SGST to be appointed respectively by the Central Government and the State Government.
(3) The qualifications, eligibility conditions, method and the process of appointment

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Definitions
Section 113
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CHAPTER- XXII
ADVANCE RULING
113. Definitions
In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, –
(a) “advance ruling” means a written decision provided by the Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority to an applicant on matters or on questions specified in sub-section (2) of section 116 or sub-section (1) of sectio

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Non Appealable decisions and orders
Section 112
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APPEALS AND REVISION
MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016]
112. Non Appealable decisions and orders
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any provisions of this Act, no appeal shall lie against any decision taken or order passed by a GST officer if such decision taken or order passed relates to any one or more of the following matters:-
(a) An order of the Commi

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Appeal not to be filed in certain cases
Section 111
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APPEALS AND REVISION
MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016]
111. Appeal not to be filed in certain cases
(1) The Board or the State Government may, on the recommendation of the Council, from time to time, issue orders or instructions or directions fixing such monetary limits, as it may deem fit, for the purposes of regulating the filing of appeal or application by the GST officer under the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) Where, in pursuance of the orders or instructions or directions, issued under subsection (1), the GST officer has not filed an appeal or application against any decision or order passed under

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Exclusion of time taken for copy
Section 110
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110. Exclusion of time taken for copy
In computing the period of limitation prescribed for an appeal or application under this Chapter, the day on which the order complained of was served, and if the party preferring the appeal or making the application was not furnished with a copy of the order when the notice of

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Sums due to be paid notwithstanding appeal etc.
Section 109
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109. Sums due to be paid notwithstanding appeal etc.
Notwithstanding that an appeal has been preferred to the High Court or the Supreme Court, sums due to the Government as a result of an order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (1) of section 102 or an order passed by the High Court

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Hearing before Supreme Court
Section 108
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108. Hearing before Supreme Court
(1) The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), relating to appeals to the Supreme Court shall, so far as may be, apply in the case of appeals under section 107 as they apply in the case of appeals from decrees of a High Court :
PROVIDED that nothing in this sub-

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Appeal to the Supreme Court
Section 107
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107. Appeal to the Supreme Court
(1) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from any judgment or order passed by the High Court in an appeal made under section 106, in any case which, on its own motion or on an oral application made by or on behalf of the party aggrieved, immediately after passing of the judgment or o

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Appeal to the High Court
Section 106
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106. Appeal to the High Court
(1) The Commissioner of GST or the other party aggrieved by any order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under section 102 may file an appeal to the High Court and the High Court may admit such appeal if it is satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub section (1), no appeal shall lie to High Court against an order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under section 102 if such order relates, among other things, to:-
(a) a matter where two or more States, or a State and Center, h

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that there was sufficient cause for not filing the same within that period.
(5) Where the High Court is satisfied that a substantial question of law is involved in any case, it shall formulate that question.
(6) The appeal shall be heard only on the question so formulated, and the respondents shall, at the hearing of the appeal, be allowed to argue that the case does not involve such question:
PROVIDED that nothing in this sub-section shall be deemed to take away or abridge the power of the Court to hear, for reasons to be recorded, the appeal on any other substantial question of law not formulated by it, if it is satisfied that the case involves such question.
(7) The High Court shall decide the question of law so formulated and de

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, be heard upon that point only, by one or more of the other Judges of the High Court and such point shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority of the Judges who have heard the case including those who first heard it.
(11) Where the High Court delivers a judgment in an appeal filed before it under this section, effect shall be given to such judgment by either side on the basis of a certified copy of the judgment.
(12) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), relating to appeals to the High Court shall, as far as may be, apply in the case of appeals under this section.
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Appearance by authorised representative
Section 105
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105. Appearance by authorised representative
(1) Any person who is entitled or required to appear before a GST Officer appointed under this Act, or the First Appellate Authority or the Appellate Tribunal in connection with any proceedings under the Act, may, otherwise than when required under this Act to appear personally for examination on oath or affirmation, subject to the other provisions of this section, appear by an authorized representative.
(2) For the purposes of this section, “authorised representative” means a person authorised by the perso

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ears.
(e) any person who has been authorized to act as a Tax Return Preparer on behalf of the concerned registered taxable person.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, no person who was serving in the indirect tax departments of the Government of India or of any State Government, and has retired or resigned from such service after having served for not less than two years as a Gazetted officer in that department shall be entitled to appear as an authorised representative in any proceedings before a GST Officer for a period of one year from the date of his retirement or resignation, as the case may be.
(4) No person, –
a) who has been dismissed or removed from government service; or
b) who is convicted of an offe

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g which the insolvency continues in the case of a person referred to in clause (c).
(5) If any person is found guilty of misconduct by the prescribed authority in connection with any proceedings under this Act or under any of the Acts referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (4), the prescribed authority may direct that he shall henceforth be disqualified to represent any person under sub-section (1).
(6) Any order or direction under clause (b) of sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(a) no such order or direction shall be made in respect of any person unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard;
(b) any person against whom any such order or direction is made

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Interest on refund of pre-deposit
Section 104
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104. Interest on refund of pre-deposit
Where an amount deposited by the appellant under sub-section (6) of section 98 or under sub-section (9) of section 101 is required to be refunded consequent to any order of the First Appellate Authority or of the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be, interest at the rate sp

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Procedure of Appellate Tribunal
Section 103
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103. Procedure of Appellate Tribunal
(1) The powers and functions of the Appellate Tribunal may be exercised and discharged by Benches constituted by the National President or the State Presidents from amongst the members thereof.
(2) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (3), a Bench shall consist of one Member (Judicial), one Member (Technical – CGST) and one Member (Technical – SGST).
(3) The National President or a State President, or any other member of the Appellate Tribunal authorized in this behalf by the National President or a State P

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r more of the other members of the Appellate Tribunal and such point or points shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority of these members of the Appellate Tribunal who have heard the case, including those who first heard it.
(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Appellate Tribunal shall have power to regulate its own procedure and the procedure of the Benches thereof in all matters arising out of the exercise of its powers or of the discharge of its functions, including the places at which the Benches shall hold their sittings.
(6) The Appellate Tribunal shall, for the purposes of discharging its functions, have the same powers as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), when tr

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Orders of Appellate Tribunal
Section 102
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102. Orders of Appellate Tribunal
(1) The Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit, confirming, modifying or annulling the decision or order appealed against or may refer the case back to the First Appellate Authority, or the revisional authority, as the case may be, or to the original adjudicating authority, with such directions as it may think fit, for a fresh adjudication or decision, as the case may be, after taking additional evidence, if necessary.
(2) The Appell

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sment or reducing a refund or input tax credit or otherwise increasing the liability of the other party, shall be made under this sub-section, unless the Appellate Tribunal has given notice to him of its intention to do so and has allowed him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(4) The Appellate Tribunal shall, where it is possible to do so, hear and decide every appeal within a period of one year from the date on which it is filed.
(5) The Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order passed under this section to the First Appellate Authority or the revisional authority, or the original adjudicating authority, as the case may be, the appellant, the jurisdictional Commissioner of CGST and the jurisdictional Commissioner of SG

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Appeals to the Appellate Tribunal
Section 101
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MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016]
101. Appeals to the Appellate Tribunal
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order passed against him under section 98 or section 99 of this Act or of the [SGST/CGST] Act as per the provisions of section 7 of the [SGST/CGST] Act may appeal to the Appellate Tribunal against such order within three months from the date on which the order sought to be appealed against is communicated to the person preferring the appeal.
(2) The Appellate Tribunal may, in its discretion, refuse to admit any such appeal where the tax or input tax credit involved or the difference in tax or input tax credit involved or the amount of fine, fee or penalty determined by such order, does not exceed one lakh rupees.
(3) The [Commissioner] may, by order, constitute such Committees consisting of two officers as may be necessary for the

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horized officer makes an application to the Appellate Tribunal, such application shall be dealt with by the Appellate Tribunal as if it were an appeal made against the order under sub-section (10) of section 98, or as the case may be, under sub-section (1) of section 99 and the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply to such application, as they apply in relation to appeals filed under sub-section (1).
(6) On receipt of notice that an appeal has been preferred under this section, the party against whom the appeal has been preferred may, notwithstanding that he may not have appealed against such order or any part thereof, file, within forty five days of the receipt of notice, a memorandum of cross-objections, verified in the prescribed manner, against any part of the order appealed against and such memorandum shall be disposed of by the Appellate Tribunal as if it were an appeal presented within the time specified in sub-section (5).
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r, in relation to which the appeal has been filed:
PROVIDED that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the right of the departmental authorities to apply to the Appellate Tribunal for ordering a higher amount of predeposit, not exceeding twenty-five percent of the amount of tax in dispute after taking into account the amount deposited in the first appeal, in a case which is considered by the Commissioner of GST to be a “serious case”.
Explanation. – For the purpose of this proviso, the expression “serious case” shall mean a case in which an order has been passed under section 67 involving a disputed tax liability of not less than Rupees Twenty Five Crores.
(b) The provisions of clause (a) shall also apply mutatis mutandis to cross objections filed under sub-section (6).
(10) Every application made before the Appellate Tribunal, –
(a) in an appeal for rectification of mistake or for any other purpose; or
(b) for restoration of an appeal or an application,
shall be accom

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