Key Pointers –

Notification No. 29/2023–Central Tax dated 31st July, 2023

• It has been notified special procedure to be followed by a registered person or an officer referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 107 of the said Act who intends to file an appeal against the order passed by the proper officer under section 73 or 74 of the said Act in accordance with Circular No. 182/14/2022-GST, dated 10th of November, 2022 pursuant to the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India v/s Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd., SLP(C) No.32709-32710/2018.
• An appeal against the order shall be made in duplicate in the Form appended to this notification at ANNEXURE-1 and shall be presented manually before the Appellate Authority within the time specified in sub-section (1) of section 107 or sub-section (2) of section 107 of the said Act, as the case may be, and such time shall be computed from the date of issuance of this notification or the date of the said order, whichever is later.
• There is no need to deposit any amount as per sub-section (6) of section 107 of the Act.
• Such appeals shall be accompanied by relevant documents including a self-certified copy of the order and such appeal and relevant documents shall be signed by the person specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 26 of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.
• An acknowledgement, indicating the appeal number, shall be issued manually in FORM GST APL-02 by the Appellate Authority or an officer authorised by him in this behalf and the appeal shall be treated as filed only when the aforesaid acknowledgement is issued upon fulfilment of the requirement of this notification.