14227 Appeals pending with GST Authorities upto June 2023

The Minister of State Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in the Ministry of Finance in a written reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha said, “14227 Appeals pending with GST Authorities.”

Shri A. Ganeshamurthi asked these questions in Lok Sabha:-

(a) whether the State Governments have requested for setting up Benches of GST Appellate Tribunals in various parts of the country;

(b) if so, the response of the Government thereto;

(c) the places where the Benches are proposed to be established, apart from State capitals; and

(d) the number of GST disputes that are pending and amicably settled, separately during the last three years and the current year?

Minister of State replied:

Yes, the State Governments have requested for setting up Benches of GST Appellate Tribunals in various parts of the country.

The GST Council in its 49th Meeting had approved the setting up of GST Appellate Tribunals across the country.

It has been planned to establish the State benches in a phased manner based on the request of States.

The details of the number of GST appeals related to Central GST authorities pending at various levels are as under:

There is no concept of amicable settlement under GST Law and the appeals are decided as per law.