The Union Cabinet on January 23, 2019 approved the creation of National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT).
GSTAT shall be presided over by its President and shall consist of one Technical Member (Centre) and one Technical Member (State).
The National Bench of the Appellate Tribunal shall be situated at New Delhi.
Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal is the forum of second appeal in GST laws and the first common forum of dispute resolution between Centre and States.
The appeals against the orders in first appeals issued by the Appellate Authorities under the Central and State GST Acts lie before the GST Appellate Tribunal, which is common under the Central as well as State GST Acts.
