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The text below is the section as served by the CBIC tax information portal on 17 September 2026, with the portal's own amendment footnote markers (shown as small numerals before a bracket) and its footnotes.[1] The Act as published in the Gazette of India is the legal source.
Section 108, verbatim (show)
* Section 108. Powers of Revisional Authority.-
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 121 and any rules made thereunder, the Revisional Authority may, on his own motion, or upon information received by him or on request from the Commissioner of State tax, or the Commissioner of Union territory tax, call for and examine the record of any proceedings, and if he considers that any decision or order passed under this Act or under the State Goods and Services Tax Act or the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act by any officer subordinate to him is erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interest of revenue and is illegal or improper or has not taken into account certain material facts, whether available at the time of issuance of the said order or not or in consequence of an observation by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, he may, if necessary, stay the operation of such decision or order for such period as he deems fit and after giving the person concerned an opportunity of being heard and after making such further inquiry as may be necessary, pass such order, as he thinks just and proper, including enhancing or modifying or annulling the said decision or order.
(2) The Revisional Authority shall not exercise any power under sub-section (1), if-
(a) the order has been subject to an appeal under section 107 or section 112 or section 117 or section 118; or
(b) the period specified under sub-section (2) of section 107 has not yet expired or more than three years have expired after the passing of the decision or order sought to be revised; or
(c) the order has already been taken for revision under this section at an earlier stage; or
(d) the order has been passed in exercise of the powers under sub-section (1):
Provided that the Revisional Authority may pass an order under sub-section (1) on any point which has not been raised and decided in an appeal referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2), before the expiry of a period of one year from the date of the order in such appeal or before the expiry of a period of three years referred to in clause (b) of that subsection, whichever is later.
(3) Every order passed in revision under sub-section (1) shall, subject to the provisions of section 113 or section 117 or section 118, be final and binding on the parties.
(4) If the said decision or order involves an issue on which the Appellate Tribunal or the High Court has given its decision in some other proceedings and an appeal to the High Court or the Supreme Court against such decision of the Appellate Tribunal or the High Court is pending, the period spent between the date of the decision of the Appellate Tribunal and the date of the decision of the High Court or the date of the decision of the High Court and the date of the decision of the Supreme Court shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2) where proceedings for revision have been initiated by way of issue of a notice under this section.
(5) Where the issuance of an order under sub-section (1) is stayed by the order of a court or Appellate Tribunal, the period of such stay shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2).
(6) For the purposes of this section, the term,-
(i) "record" shall include all records relating to any proceedings under this Act available at the time of examination by the Revisional Authority;
(ii) "decision " shall include intimation given by any officer lower in rank than the Revisional Authority.
*Enforced w.e.f . 1st July, 2017.
Questions to answer on the file
Questions a reviewer answers from the engagement file, grouped by the part of the section they come from. They describe what the section asks; they do not decide it.
Scope the section as a whole
Questions to answer on the file1 question
The decision or order proposed to be revised 108(1), with 108(6)(ii)
Questions to answer on the file5 questions
What sets the Revisional Authority in motion 108(1)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Section 121 and the rules made thereunder the opening words of 108(1)
Questions to answer on the file1 question
The grounds on which the decision or order may be revised 108(1)
Questions to answer on the file5 questions
Stay of the operation of the decision or order 108(1)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
The hearing, the further inquiry and the order passed in revision 108(1), with rule 109B
Questions to answer on the file6 questions
The bars on exercising the power 108(2)(a) to (d)
Questions to answer on the file6 questions
The proviso: a point not raised and decided in the appeal the proviso to 108(2)
Questions to answer on the file4 questions
Finality of the order passed in revision 108(3)
Questions to answer on the file1 question
Time excluded while a higher appeal is pending 108(4)
Questions to answer on the file3 questions
Time excluded while the issuance of the order is stayed 108(5)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
The terms defined for this section 108(6)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Amendment history
The CBIC text carries 1 footnote. The table gives each in the source's own terms. Effective dates are as the footnotes state them.[1]
| Note | Change | Instrument | Effective from |
|---|---|---|---|
| brought section 108 into force | none — the source's own enforcement note, not an amendment footnote | 1 July 2017 |
Relationship with other provisions
| Provision | Connection | Words that tie them |
|---|---|---|
| Section 121 | this provision overridden by Section 121 | 108(1) "Subject to the provisions of section 121 and any rules made thereunder" |
| Section 2 | Section 2 clause (99) defined by this provision | 2(99) "an authority appointed or authorised for revision of decision or orders as referred to in section 108" |
| Section 107, Section 112, Section 117, Section 118 | 108(2)(a) requires Section 107, Section 112, Section 117, Section 118 | 108(2)(a) "an appeal under section 107 or section 112 or section 117 or section 118" |
| Section 107 | 108(2)(b) requires Section 107 sub-section (2) | 108(2)(b) "the period specified under sub-section (2) of section 107 has not yet expired" |
| Section 113, Section 117, Section 118 | 108(3) overridden by Section 113, Section 117, Section 118 | 108(3) "subject to the provisions of section 113 or section 117 or section 118, be final and binding on the parties" |
| Rule 109B of the CGST Rules, 2017 | this provision prescribed by Rule 109B of the CGST Rules, 2017 | rule 109B(1) "shall serve on him a notice in FORM GST RVN-01 and shall give him a reasonable opportunity of being heard" |
Circulars and notifications
Circulars and notifications in the CBIC repository that cite this section, newest first, by number, date and subject. A listing here does not say what an instrument decides; read the instrument.
Circulars (3)
| Number | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Circular No. 250/07/2025-GST | 24 June 2025 | Reviewing authority, Revisional Authority and Appellate Authority in respect of orders passed by Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) for show cause notices issued by DGGI |
| Circular No. 237/31/2024-GST | 15 October 2024 | Clarifying the issues regarding implementation of provisions of sub-section (5) and sub-section (6) in section 16 of CGST Act,2017. |
| Circular No. 238/32/2024-GST | 15 October 2024 | Clarification of various doubts related to Section 128A of the CGST Act, 2017. amended by a later instrument |
Notifications (5)
| Number | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Notification No. 20/2024-Central Tax | 8 October 2024 | Seeks to make amendments (Second Amendment 2024) to the CGST Rules, 2017 |
| Notification No. 22/2024-Central Tax | 8 October 2024 | Seeks to notify the special procedure under section 148 of the CGST Act for rectification of demand orders issued for contravention of section 16(4) of the said Act. |
| Notification No. 39/2021-Central Tax | 21 December 2021 | Seeks to notify 01.01.2022 as the date on which provisions of section 108, 109 and 113 to 122 of the Finance Act, 2021 shall come into force. |
| Notification No. 05/2020-Central Tax | 13 January 2020 | Seeks to appoint Revisional Authority under CGST Act, 2017. |
| Notification No. 74/2018-Central Tax | 31 December 2018 | Fourteenth amendment to the CGST Rules, 2017. amended by a later instrument |
Unsettled questions
The words of section 108 do not answer these questions. Where one decides a matter on the file, the answer depends on the position taken on it.
- When has an order "already been taken for revision under this section at an earlier stage"? The clause does not say whether calling for and examining the record, or issuing a notice, is enough, or whether an order under sub-section (1) must have been passed.
- How do the grounds in sub-section (1) combine? The words "erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interest of revenue and is illegal or improper or has not taken into account certain material facts" do not say whether prejudice to revenue must be found in addition to one of the three that follow, or whether the four are alternatives.
See also
- Section 121 of the CGST Act, 2017: non-appealable decisions and orders
- Section 113 of the CGST Act, 2017: orders of Appellate Tribunal
- Rule 109B of the CGST Rules, 2017: notice to person and order of revisional authority in case of revision
References
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Section 108. Powers of Revisional Authority". Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, CBIC tax information portal, with amendment footnotes 1 to 1. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
External links
- CGST Act, 2017, Section 108 on the CBIC tax information portal