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GSTAT lists 504 GST appeals on one legal question
Livemint··3 Oct
The GST Appellate Tribunal created an online route to club identical legal questions across benches. A July 1, 2026 order listed 504 appeals in nine benches on delay condonation under section 107(4). Hyderabad had 257 cases, Bhopal 75 and Kolkata 46. Taxpayers with multiple GSTINs under one PAN may file one transfer application under updated procedures reviewed by Mint.
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What It Means For You
- Businesses with several state GST registrations can seek one transfer application instead of separate requests when the same legal issue sits before different GSTAT benches.
- Businesses with several state GST registrations can seek one transfer application instead of separate requests when the same legal issue sits before different GSTAT benches.
- Businesses with several state GST registrations can seek one transfer application instead of separate requests when the same legal issue sits before different GSTAT benches.
What's Happening
- Chennai had 35 cases, Raipur 22, Guwahati 21, Ranchi 17, Vijayawada 16 and Dehradun 15 in the identified batch.
- Section 109(6) of the CGST Act lets the GSTAT president transfer cases among benches.
- Experts said the tool may reduce divergent rulings on identical questions.
16.8 million GST taxpayer base
- Government data cited in the report put the GST taxpayer base above 16.8 million as of July 2026, with registrations issued state-wise under one PAN.
- Government data cited in the report put the GST taxpayer base above 16.8 million as of July 2026, with registrations issued state-wise under one PAN.
- Government data cited in the report put the GST taxpayer base above 16.8 million as of July 2026, with registrations issued state-wise under one PAN.
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