NO PILING UP OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE CASES

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LOK SABHA

There is no piling up of customs and excise disputes in various courts locking up revenue of Rs.11,132 crores. In order to effectively conduct litigation in various courts and CEGAT, it was proposed by the Department of Revenue to maintain a separate panel of advocates for Customs and Central Excise cases with the concurrence of the Ministry of Law. A separate panel of advocates recommended by the Department of Revenue has already been approved and notified by the Ministry of Law for conducting cases before the Supreme Court. As regards maintaining of separate panel for conducting cases in other courts, counsels are engaged from the existing panel prepared by the Ministry of Law and where necessary suggestions of Department of Revenue regarding engagement of counsels are kept in view. In important matters, special counsels are also engaged on the recommendation of the Department of Revenue. Conduct of cases are regularly monitored.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri K. Jana Krishnamurthi in a written reply to a question from Smt. Jayaben B. Thakkar in the Lok Sabha today.