" IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF AIACEGEO. THIS IS THE ONLY ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY . President Mr.T.Dass and SG Mr. Harpal Singh.

Wednesday, 17 September 2025

DPC for the post of Asstt. Commissioner

 

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL TAX

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

(Earlier known as All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers)

President:                                             Address for communication:                                      Secretary General:

Kajal Kumar Mandal                         Flat No. 6, SE 11, Shastri Nagar, Ghaziabad                           Harpal Singh

Mob. 9957366172       mail Id:aiacegeo2019@gmail.com        Site:cengoindia.blogspot.in       Mob. 9717510598

Chief Patron: Ravi Malik Patrons: A. Venkatesh, C. S. Sharma, M. Nagaraju

Vice Presidents: B C Khatik, K D Venkatraman  (Central) Swapan Kr Das, Subrata Adhikary (East) Ashish Vajpayi, B B Sharma (North) G Srinivas Reddy, G Ananda Sukumar (South) Siddhraj Parmar, Vimal Kishore Soni (West) Joint Secretaries: Manoj Kumar, T J Manojumon (Central) Pradyut Purkayastha, Ashis Maji (East) Rajeev Prakash, Anil Sreedharan (West) Prabhakar Sharma, R B Sahu (North) K Yugandhar Kumar, S M Kosalaya Devi (South); Office Secretary: B C Gupta Treasurer: Manoj Kumar Liaison Secretary: Bhoopesh Organising Secretary: Utkarsh Sharma West Zone Coordinator: R Keny Legal Coordinator: S Sabarwal Joint Organising Secretary: Jayant Dey East Zone Coordinator: Debasish Modak

(Recognised vide F.No.B-12017/17/2022-AD-IV A dt. 14.07.23 of CBIC, Govt. of India)

Ref. No. 55/AIB/D/25                                                                       Dt. 17.09.25

To,
The Chairman

CBIC, North Block,

New Delhi.

Sub: DPC for the post of Asstt. Commissioner.

Sir,

Kindly refer to the earlier representations of the Association about the continued delay in convening the DPC for the post of Assistant Commissioner.

2. It is again submitted with due regards that a significant number of officers are retiring every month without promotion despite of thousands of vacancies existing in the grade of Asstt. Commissioner. The most of the Asstt. Commissioners are also already holding multiple charges.

3. The Association was given the understanding that the DPC was held in abeyance due to the court case pending in the Hon’ble CAT, Mumbai. Now, the final verdict in the matter has come.

4. As far as another case namely Ashok Kumar vs. Union of India (OA No. 4762/2024) pending before CAT, New Delhi, it is submitted that the promotions to the post of Assistant Commissioner are made from the following three feeder streams:

(i)     Superintendent of Central Excise

(ii)   Superintendent of Customs (Preventive)

(iii)  Appraisers of Customs

5. The promotions are affected by a ratio of 13:2:1. Therefore, the pendency or legal challenge involving one feeder stream does not and should not affect the filling of vacancies for another stream. It has also already happened at least twice in the past. So, as on date, there seems no hindrance to convene the DPC to promote regularly retiring Superintendents of Central Excise.

6. As your goodself already knows that the DPCs for vacancy year 2024 & 2025 are still pending, which should have been conducted very well before the month of respective January of the concerned year. Therefore, it is requested that the DPC may kindly be conducted at the earliest taking into consideration all vacancies for the vacancy years 2024 & 2025 as our officers are forced to retire regularly without promotion with no fault on their part for the want of timely DPC.

7. It is also requested that the DOPT OM NO. 28036/8/87-ESTT. (D) Dt. 30.03.88 may kindly be used to affect ad-hoc promotions, if still any court injunction or seniority dispute exists.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

                                                                                                                                                       

(HARPAL SINGH),

Secretary General.

Copy with the request for necessary action to:

The Revenue Secretary, North Block, New Delhi.