Andhra Pradesh officially inaugurated its Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam Benches. It has achieved a major milestone in the State’s tax dispute resolution mechanism. Appeal hearings at both benches started quickly on the day of their inauguration.
Bhaskar Reddy Vemireddy, Vice President and Member (Judicial), GSTAT Andhra Pradesh, inaugurated the ceremony.
Vemireddy outlined the commitment of the tribunal to furnish faster, transparent, and effective justice to taxpayers while ensuring uniformity and efficiency across the GST adjudication procedure.
As per the Deputy Registrar of GSTAT AP, the simultaneous inauguration and the immediate start of hearings demonstrate the coordinated measures by the tribunal and tax administrations to make the appellate structure fully functional.
The establishment of such regional benches is anticipated to increase the disposal of pending GST appeals, which enhances legal access for taxpayers across the state and reduces prolonged litigation.
The event was attended by the key judicial, state, and central tax officials, including Sathish Kumar Agrawal, Member (Technical), GSTAT AP; A Babu, Chief Commissioner of State Taxes, Andhra Pradesh; Nutulapati Soumya, Special Commissioner; Devesh Gupta, Commissioner (Appeals); RK Raman, Commissioner (Customs); and Arun Richard, Commissioner (CGST). Senior members of the Tax Bar and others were also present.
