1.36 lakh tax disputes pending in various courts

As many as 1,36,365 indirect tax dispute cases are pending before CESTAT, Commissioner (Appeal), High Court and Supreme Court having a financial implication of Rs 2,11,881 crore at the end of September 2015, Parliament was informed today.

Also 40,967 indirect tax dispute cases were pending for redressal in the Supreme Court with the financial implication of Rs 10,031.8 crore at the end of September 2015, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

Sinha said government has taken number of measures to reduce tax litigation.

The minister said additional benches of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) are being created so that the appeals before tribunals can be disposed expeditiously.