Mr. Satyavir Singh is a former 1983 batch IRS officer and retired as Chief Departmental Representative, CESTAT, Delhi. He has served virtually across the length and breadth of the country in various capacities, with extensive hands-on experience in Sea, Air and Land Customs, Anti-smuggling, Central Excise, Anti-evasion and Service Tax. He has worked as JDR CESTAT, Mumbai for 3yrs and as CDR CESTAT, Delhi, apart from working as Commissioner(Appeal) - Excise, Customs, & Service Tax at Nagpur, Delhi and Commissioner Excise Chennai, Delhi and Commissioner Service Tax Delhi.

Dr. Ishwar Singh, now Advocate, an 1980 batch Appraiser, has behind him illustrious professional career spanning over 31 years holding executive supervisory enriched experience of working in the Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax in various wings like Assessment at Air/Sea Customs, Adjudication, Appeals, Service Tax, Central Excise, Anti-Evasion and Anti-smuggling unit. He has worked in Mumbai ( around 25 years), Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Meerut, & Noida. He has also represented department in CESTAT and Settlement Commission & Advance Ruling. He superannuated on 31.12.2011 after having served with unparalleled eminence and registered as an Advocate in 2012 and got to his credit the rich experience in drafting appeals, replies to notices etc., successfully argued various cases, representing numerous clients at various forums including, CESTAT, Settlement Commission, Authority for Advance Ruling, Ministry Commerce for issues of Foreign Trade Policy, Departmental Authorities and Commissioner (Appeals). He still feels there is scope for achieving more and consider himself fortunate to get opportunities to widen inroads to new domains of GST which is the future roadmap of Country’s development.

Appearances :
• Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)
• Settlement Commission
• Authority for Advance Ruling
• Inter Ministerial Committee in Ministry of Commerce & Industry
• Departmental Authorities and Commissioner (Appeals) & DGFT

Education :
• Meerut University--M.Sc., Ph.D.
• Mumbai University--LLB

He passed M.Sc. (Statistics) and joined DGFT office in Bhopal in 1979 and elevated on promotion as ITS in 1996. He worked in various positions in the supervising and commanding capacities in the departments heralding the implementation of foreign trade policy of the govt of India at DGFT offices in Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Vadodra and Surat. He retired on superannuation in 2014 as Joint Director General of Foreign Trade. After retirement he is busy in attending the exim issues of trade and appears before officers and appellate authorities. The experience in the service life has earned him richness in all the rewarding schemes of the Government of India for the exporters of our country. He has thorough breakthrough in all the schemes of Chapters 3,4,5,6 and 8 of the Foreign Trade Policy. His accessibility and personal interaction with the DGFT and Ministry of Commerce personnel has acquired result orientation.

Appearances :
Inter Ministerial Committee in Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India, Departmental Officers of DGFT & Ministry of Commerce & Industry, First (Zonal) Appelate authorities at Mumbai, Channai, Kolkata & Delhi (CLA). Second Appelate Authority at DGFT (HQ) office at Delhi.