Kerala HC directive to complete selection process for GST Tribunal in four months

Kochi, July 18, 2024

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has directed the State government to complete the process for selection of members for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Appellate Tribunal in four months.

The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice A. Muhammed Mustaque and Justice S. Manu passed the order recently, while disposing of a public interest litigation seeking a directive to set up the council forthwith in accordance with the provisions of section 112 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act of 2017.

During the hearing of the petition, the government pleader informed the court that steps had been initiated to establish the council, and the selection process was under way. The court disposed of the petition after recording the government’s submission and issuing a directive to complete the selection process within four months.

[The Hindu]