The Government of Maharashtra on December 04, 2025, issued a circular regarding the withdrawal of powers delegated to the Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax for Administrative relief & rescinding of Trade Circular 68 T of 2007.
The following has been stated: -
•The Maharashtra State Tax Department has withdrawn the powers delegated by the Commissioner of Sales Tax to Joint Commissioners of Sales Tax for granting administrative relief under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax (MVAT) Act, 2002.
•Accordingly, Trade Circulars 33T and 68T of 2007 and 13T and 16T of 2016 have been rescinded.
•All pending applications shall be transferred to Headquarter-2, Mumbai, while new applications must be submitted to the Commissioner of Sales Tax, Maharashtra State, GST Bhavan, Mazgaon, Mumbai.
•These instructions are effective immediately.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No.: 18T of 2025]
