Ramesh Motiram Ramchandi v. UOI 2007 (216) ELT 192 (Bom)(HC)

Central Excise Act, 1944
Appellate Tribunal -Tribunal must be manned by person of proven integrity and any doubt about person’s integrity should be considered for disqualification- Vigilance clearance- Order of Admirative Tribunal is up held . [ CESTAT ]

It is only persons with unblemished record and high integrity who alone should be allowed to occupy the posts of Tribunal Member. Any adverse reference against the officer, specifically about integrity, even if it be a doubt must necessarily result in such officer being denied appointment to a quasi-judicial post. The Tribunals are part of judicial process and administration of justice over which High Court exercise the supervisory jurisdiction. The Court held that such Tribunals must be manned by persons of proven integrity and any doubt about a person’s integrity, should be considered as a disqualification.