The Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, has issued Office Order No. TMS – 01, 02, 04 & 06 /2025 dated July 09 & 10, 2025, regarding the appointments for Technical Members (State) in the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) under the GSTAT Rules, 2023 and the CGST Act, 2017. Shri Sanjay Kumar Mawandia, retired Special Commissioner, State Tax, Bihar, has been appointed to the Bihar State Bench at Patna. Mr. Vivek Kumar, retired Member, Commercial Tax Tribunal, Lucknow, and Mr. Arvind Kumar, retired Additional Commissioner Grade-I, Ayodhya, have been appointed for benches located in Uttar Pradesh. Shri Rameshkumar Gokalbhai Hadvani, retired Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad, has been appointed for the Gujarat State Bench at Surat. All appointees will receive a fixed monthly salary of ₹2,25,000 and serve for a term of four years from the date of assuming charge or until attaining the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier. Each officer is required to join the Principal Bench, GSTAT, New Delhi, on or after August 1, 2025, within four weeks of that date. Additionally, they must submit a medical fitness certificate issued by a competent authority designated by the respective states in which their assigned state benches are located. These appointments aim to operationalize state benches of GSTAT across key states.
OFFICE ORDER No. TMS – 01 /2025 (Bihar – Shri Sanjay Kumar Mawandia)
The Government of India has appointed Shri Sanjay Kumar Mawandia, retired Special Commissioner State Tax, Bihar, as Technical Member (State) in GSTAT for the Bihar State Bench at Patna. He will receive a fixed monthly salary of ₹2,25,000 and serve for four years or until he turns 67, whichever comes first, under the GSTAT Rules, 2023 and CGST Act, 2017. He must assume charge at the Principal Bench in New Delhi on or after August 1, 2025, within four weeks, and submit a medical fitness certificate from an authority designated by the Bihar State Government.
OFFICE ORDER No. TMS – 02 /2025 (Uttar Pradesh – Mr. Vivek Kumar)
Mr. Vivek Kumar, retired Member of the Commercial Tax Tribunal, Lucknow, has been appointed Technical Member (State) in GSTAT for a bench in Uttar Pradesh. He is to receive ₹2,25,000 per month (fixed), for a term of four years or until age 67, as per the GSTAT Rules, 2023 and CGST Act, 2017. He must report for duty at the Principal Bench, GSTAT, New Delhi, on or after August 1, 2025, within four weeks. Additionally, he is required to provide a medical fitness certificate from a state-specified authority in Uttar Pradesh.
OFFICE ORDER No. TMS – 04 /2025 (Uttar Pradesh – Mr. Arvind Kumar)
The Government has appointed Mr. Arvind Kumar, retired Additional Commissioner Grade-I, Ayodhya, as Technical Member (State) in the GSTAT for a bench in Uttar Pradesh. He will earn ₹2,25,000 per month (fixed) and serve for four years or until turning 67, whichever occurs earlier, according to GSTAT Rules, 2023 and CGST Act, 2017. He is required to assume his role at the Principal Bench in New Delhi starting August 1, 2025, within four weeks. A medical certificate confirming fitness, issued by a competent authority from Uttar Pradesh, must also be submitted.
OFFICE ORDER No. TMS – 06 /2025 (Gujarat – Shri Rameshkumar Gokalbhai Hadvani)
Shri Rameshkumar Gokalbhai Hadvani, retired Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad, has been appointed Technical Member (State) in GSTAT for the Gujarat Bench at Surat. He will receive ₹2,25,000 per month (fixed) and serve for four years or until age 67, whichever is earlier, in accordance with GSTAT Rules, 2023 and CGST Act, 2017. He must join at the Principal Bench, GSTAT, New Delhi, on or after August 1, 2025, within four weeks. He is also required to provide a medical fitness certificate from a state-authorised authority in Gujarat.
The Orders can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GSTAT-Order-1-6.pdf
