The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of 31 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers as Technical Members (Centre and State) to various benches of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT).
The appointments were made based on proposals from the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance and will serve a term of four years or until the appointees attain the age of 67, whichever is earlier. Each will receive a salary of ₹2,25,000 per month.
Key Appointments:
- Shri A. Venu Prasad, IAS (Retd.), has been appointed as Technical Member (State) at the Principal Bench of GSTAT in New Delhi.
- Shri Anil Kumar Gupta, IRS (Retd., C&IT), has been appointed as Technical Member (Centre), also at the Principal Bench, New Delhi.
Other Appointments Include:
The following retired IRS (C&IT) officers have been appointed as Technical Members (Centre) for various state benches of the GSTAT:
| S. No. | Name | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajay Dixit, IRS (Retd.) | 01.01.1962 |
| 2 | Alok Chopra, IRS (Retd.) | 18.03.1963 |
| 3 | Amand Shah, IRS (Retd.) | 03.05.1965 |
| 4 | Ashish Varma, IRS (Retd.) | 15.11.1964 |
| 5 | Bijoy Bihari Mohapatra, IRS (Retd.) | 30.06.1964 |
| 6 | Bijoy Kumar Kar, IRS (Retd.) | 17.04.1963 |
| 7 | D.P. Nagendra Kumar, IRS (Retd.) | 13.07.1962 |
| 8 | Deep Shekhar, IRS (Retd.) | 26.07.1964 |
| 9 | Duvvuri Krishna Srinivas, IRS (Retd.) | 01.07.1963 |
| 10 | Gurdeep Singh, IRS (Retd.) | 10.04.1963 |
| 11 | Hir Bhagat Negi, IRS (Retd.) | 14.12.1964 |
| 12 | J. Michael Kennedy, IRS | 11.05.1967 |
| 13 | Jogiranjan Panigrahi, IRS (Retd.) | 27.11.1963 |
| 14 | Kishori Lal, IRS (Retd.) | 06.02.1965 |
| 15 | M. Mathew Jolly, IRS (Retd.) | 06.02.1965 |
| 16 | Nirmal Kumar Soren, IRS (Retd.) | 01.07.1965 |
| 17 | Pradeep Kumar Goel, IRS (Retd.) | 13.06.1962 |
| 18 | Pramod Kumar, IRS (Retd.) (Ex-Tech. Member, Anti-Profiteering Authority) | 05.01.1965 |
| 19 | Pramod Kumar Singh, IRS (Retd.) | 16.10.1961 |
| 20 | Rajiv Kapoor, IRS (C&IT), Pr. Commissioner, DG of Performance Management | 25.07.1965 |
| 21 | Raju Ahuja, IRS (Retd.) | 06.12.1962 |
| 22 | Ram Niwas, IRS (Retd.) | 13.06.1965 |
| 23 | Ramamoorthi Sriram, IRS (Retd.) | 25.11.1965 |
| 24 | Ranjan Kumar Sahoo, IRS (Retd.) | 15.08.1960 |
| 25 | Sandeep Kumar, IRS (Retd.), Chairman, CESTAT | 27.10.1962 |
| 26 | Satish Kumar Agrawal, IRS (Retd.) | 17.09.1962 |
| 27 | Shaik Khader Rahman, IRS, Pr. Commissioner, CBIC | 16.06.1966 |
| 28 | Sudha Koka, IRS, Commissioner, NACIN | 15.08.1966 |
| 29 | Sungita Sharma, IRS (Retd.) | 14.01.1963 |
| 30 | Sunil Kumar Das, IRS (Retd.) | 25.08.1960 |
| 31 | Sunil Kumar Sinha, IRS (Retd.) | 02.10.1964 |
*Also served as Technical Member, National Anti-Profiteering Authority
**Serving as Principal Commissioner, Directorate General of Performance Management
These appointments are expected to significantly improve the Tribunal’s capacity to dispose of pending cases, bring uniformity in tax rulings, and enhance trust among taxpayers. The GSTAT, a vital institution for dispute resolution under the GST regime, has been under pressure to fill vacant positions after multiple rounds of litigation delayed its formation.
The appointments follow recent changes to GSTAT rules and structure after the Supreme Court’s directions on ensuring proper representation and timely justice.
