[Reported as PTCL 1996 St. 1345]

Subject:- TIME-LIMIT FOR ADJUDICATION.

It has been noted with concern that a lot of Government revenue remains stuck up due to in-ordinate delay in adjudication of cases. It is, therefore ordered that case already pending for more than a year must be adjudicated within six months from today. If any case, pending for over one year at already cannot be adjudicated within the period stipulated above, it should be brought to the notice of the Member (Sales Tax), CBR before the expiry of the said period.

2. It is further ordered that fresh cases should also be finalized within six months where the merits of the case warrant, the Adjudication Officer may take longer than six months but not more than twelve months in any case.

3. Every adjudicating officer should maintain a register of adjudication in the enclosed form and formally hand over the register to his successor at the time of his transfer. The register is to be at-least twelve inches wide. The First columns will be on one page and the other three columns on the opposing page.

4. Remanded cases should be given a new serial number in the said register but should carry a cross-reference to the same cases decided earlier.

5. The supervisory officers must check the said registers in the first week of every month to monitor the disposal of cases.

6. Non-compliance with the above instructions shall render the concerned officer liable to disciplinary action.