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16.33 hrs. STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE: DISAPPROVAL OF NATIONAL TAX TRIBUNAL ORDINANCE , 2003 AND NATIONAL TAX TRIBUNAL BILL, 2003     Title: Combined discussion on the statutory resolution regarding disapproval of National Tax Tribunal Ordinance, 2003 moved by Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal and consideration of the National Tax Tribunal Bill, 2003, moved by Shri P.C. Thomas. (Not concluded) MR. CHAIRMAN: Now, we will take up item Nos. 14 and 15 together. Shri Basu Deb Acharia, Shri Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi and Shri Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi are not here. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal.

SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL (CHANDIGARH): Sir, I beg to move:

"That this house disapproves of the National Tax Tribunal Ordinance, 2003 (No. 3 of 2003) promulgated by the President on 16 October, 2003."
 

  THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI P.C. THOMAS): Sir, on behalf of Shri Arun Jaitley, I beg to move: * "That the Bill to provide for the adjudication by the National Tax Tribunal of disputes with respect to levy, assessment, collection and enforcement of direct taxes and also to provide for the adjudication by that Tribunal of disputes with respect to the determination of the rates of duties of customs and central excise on goods and the valuation of goods for the purposes of assessment of such duties as well as in matters relating to levy of tax on service, in pursuance of article 323B of the Constitution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration."

   

SHRI P.C. THOMAS: As has been rightly shown by hon. Shri Bansal, this is a new Bill which proposes to set up a National Tax Tribunal, in order to hand over the cases that are pending before the hon. High Courts to this Tribunal. The number of the cases which are pending before the High Courts has increased like anything and the disposals are only very little compared to the number of … (Interruptions)

SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL : Please tell us what have you done after 16th of October? What was the urgency?

SHRI P.C. THOMAS: Let me complete first. I am coming to the urgency.

MR. CHAIRMAN : Let him complete.

SHRI VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN(CHIRAYINKIL) : You do not have any urgency.… (Interruptions)

SHRI P.C. THOMAS: I am coming to the urgency.… (Interruptions)

SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL : You have slept over this matter for five years. What is the urgency that it has crept up immediately?

MR. CHAIRMAN: Shri Bansal, you are a senior Member. Please take your seat.

SHRI P.C. THOMAS: Then you might have slept because in 1992 itself there was a report. It appears that people might have slept in this case … (Interruptions)