23Transfer of pending cases from High Court
(1) On and from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, specify, all matters and proceedings including appeals and references under the direct taxes and indirect taxes pending before any High Court immediately before that date shall stand transferred to the National Tax Tribunal.
(2) Where any matter or proceeding including appeals and references stand transferred from the High Court to the National Tax Tribunal under sub-section (1),—
(a) the High Court shall, as soon as may be after such transfer, forward the records pertaining to such matter or proceeding to the National Tax Tribunal;
(b) the National Tax Tribunal shall, on receipt of such records, proceed to deal with such matter or proceeding from the stage at which it is transferred or from an earlier stage or de novo as it may deem fit;
(c) the Chairperson shall constitute a Bench consisting of such number of Members as he deems fit for hearing cases transferred under this section.
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- 15 Appeal to National Tax Tribunal
- 16 Procedure and powers of National Tax Tribunal
- 17 Finality of orders of National Tax Tribunal
- 18 Decision by majority
- 19 Special Bench
- 20 Interim order
- 21 Power to punish for contempt
- 22 Order of National Tax Tribunal
- 23 Transfer of pending cases from High Court
- 24 Appeal to Supreme Court