Manual Processing of declaration under SVLDRS, 2019



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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued new guidance regarding the manual processing of declarations under the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 (SVLDRS). Previously, references for manual processing, especially after High Court rulings favouring declarants, needed Board approval. Now, Designated Committees can process these manually if the High Court order is accepted by the Commissionerate and legal counsel advises acceptance, streamlining the process.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has clarified that henceforth all the below mentioned references for grant of approval of manual processing of the declarations under SVLDRS 2019 need not be made to the Board and such cases can be processed manually by the concerned Designated Committees upon fulfilment of the below mentioned conditions. Read the official notification and the conditions therein, below:

Instruction No. 01/2021-CX 

F. No. 267/41/2021-CX-8 

Government of India 
Ministry of Finance 
Department of Revenue 
Central Board of Excise 
Customs (Central Excise Wing) 

New Delhi, 17th March, 2021. 

To 
The Principal Chief Commissioner/ Chief Commissioner of CGST & CE (All). 
The Principal Director General/ Director General (All). 
The Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of CGST & CE (All). 

SVLDRS 2019: Manual Declaration Processing Now Allowed

Madam/ Sir, 

Sub: Manual processing of declaration filed under SVLDRS, 2019 in order to comply with the directions of the Hon'ble High Courts- reg. 

References are being received in the Board from the CGST Zones in respect of Writ Petitions filed by aggrieved declarants before various Hon'ble High Courts against the decision of the concerned Designated Committees taken under Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme (SVLDRS), 2019. The cases in which the Hon'ble High Court has decided in favour of the declarant and remanded the matter back to the concerned Designated Committee for fresh decision arc referred to the Board for grant of permission for manual processing of the subject declaration so as to comply with the directions of the Hon'ble High Courts. 

2. In this regard, it is to inform that the O/o DG (Systems) have expressed an inability in providing the facility for electronic processing of the subject declaration and suggested for manual processing.

3. The matter has been examined in the Board. It is hereby clarified that henceforth all such references for grant of approval of manual processing of the declarations need not be made to the Board and such cases can be processed manually by the concerned Designated Committees upon fulfilment of the following conditions: - 

i. The order of the Hon'ble High Court has been accepted by the Concerned Commissionerate. 

ii. The Ld ASG/ Sd. Counsel who had represented the case before the Hon'ble Court has opined to accept the said order of the Hon'ble Court. 

4. All such declarations that have been processed manually may be reported to the O/o DG (Systems) by 15th day of the succeeding month, for purpose of record. 

Yours faithfully, 

(Mazid Khan) 
Under Secretary to Govt. of India. 

FAQ :

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has clarified that manual processing of declarations under the SVLDRS 2019 is now permitted by the concerned Designated Committees without needing to refer to the Board, provided certain conditions are met.

Manual processing is allowed when a High Court has ruled in favour of the declarant and remanded the case back to the Designated Committee for a fresh decision, and the O/o DG (Systems) cannot provide electronic processing facilities.

The conditions are that the order of the Hon'ble High Court must be accepted by the Concerned Commissionerate, and the legal counsel representing the case before the Court must opine to accept the said order.

No, references for approval of manual processing of these specific declarations no longer need to be made to the Board. Designated Committees can now process them directly upon meeting the stated conditions.

All declarations processed manually should be reported to the O/o DG (Systems) by the 15th day of the succeeding month for record-keeping purposes.




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