CAT Cuttack Imposes Rs 20,000 Cost on CBIC Officer for Non-Compliance in Suspension Case

Last updated: 05 November 2025


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The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Cuttack has ordered a senior CBIC officer to pay £20,000 in costs. This penalty was imposed because the officer failed to provide a compliance report or a High Court stay order as previously directed by the tribunal concerning a suspension case. The tribunal expressed dissatisfaction with the department's inaction.

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Cuttack Bench, has imposed a cost of Rs 20,000 on a senior officer of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) for failing to comply with its earlier directions in a suspension-related case filed by Deepak Niranjan Nath Pandit. The Tribunal,
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The CAT Cuttack imposed a cost of £20,000 on a senior CBIC officer for failing to comply with the tribunal's earlier directions regarding a suspension case.

The officer failed to file a full compliance report or present a stay order from the High Court, despite explicit instructions from the tribunal.

The applicant in this suspension case is Deepak Niranjan Nath Pandit.

The cost imposed is £20,000, payable to the applicant, Deepak Niranjan Nath Pandit.

The respondents must submit the full compliance report or stay order by the next hearing date. If they fail to do so, Respondent No. 2 must personally appear before the tribunal on December 11, 2025.

The matter has been listed for further hearing on December 11, 2025, at 10:30 a.m.




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