![Customs Rejects IOCL’s 104 Shipping Bill Conversion Relying on Circular Declared Ultra Vires by HC: Madras HC directs Reconsideration [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/16/500x300_2045405-indian-oil-site-img.webp "Customs Rejects IOCL’s 104 Shipping Bill Conversion Relying on Circular Declared Ultra Vires by HC: Madras HC directs Reconsideration [Read Order]")
Customs Rejects IOCL’s 104 Shipping Bill Conversion Relying on Circular Declared Ultra Vires by HC: Madras HC directs Reconsideration [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has directed the Customs Department to reconsider Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.’s ( IOCL ) request for conversion of 104 free...
![Moisture and Ash Content Not Tested Properly for Areca Nuts’ Raw or Roasted Classification: Madras HC Remands Matter to Customs Commissioner [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/250x150_2043785-madras-hc-areca-nuts-raw-roasted-customs-commissioner-taxscan.webp "Moisture and Ash Content Not Tested Properly for Areca Nuts’ Raw or Roasted Classification: Madras HC Remands Matter to Customs Commissioner [Read Order]")
![Plea for Provisional Release of Goods: Madras HC Orders Customs to Decide Representation Based on SCs Navshakti Industries Ruling [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/250x150_2043784-plea-for-provisional-release-provisional-release-of-goods-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Plea for Provisional Release of Goods: Madras HC Orders Customs to Decide Representation Based on SCs Navshakti Industries Ruling [Read Order]")
![Nickel Hydroxide with Additives Classifiable as Miscellaneous Chemical Product, Not Inorganic Chemical: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/04/250x150_2041229-nickel-hydroxide-additives-classifiable-as-miscellaneous-chemical-product-taxscan.webp "Nickel Hydroxide with Additives Classifiable as Miscellaneous Chemical Product, Not Inorganic Chemical: CESTAT [Read Order]")
100% EOU Treated as Customs Bonded Premises: Kerala HC Allows Cashew Kernels to Be Re-Processed at Factory [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU) can be treated as a customs bonded warehouse under the Customs Act, allowing re-processing of imported cashew kernels within its...
![100% EOU Treated as Customs Bonded Premises: Kerala HC Allows Cashew Kernels to Be Re-Processed at Factory [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/EOU-Cashew-Kernels.jpg "100% EOU Treated as Customs Bonded Premises: Kerala HC Allows Cashew Kernels to Be Re-Processed at Factory [Read Order]")
Delhi HC Slashes Bank Guarantee from 130% to 30% of Differential Duty for Release of Seized Self-Drilling Bars [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court directed the Customs Department to reduce the bank guarantee required for provisional release of seized goods from 130% to 30% of the differential duty in the matter challenging...
![Delhi HC Slashes Bank Guarantee from 130% to 30% of Differential Duty for Release of Seized Self-Drilling Bars [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/delhi-hc.jpg "Delhi HC Slashes Bank Guarantee from 130% to 30% of Differential Duty for Release of Seized Self-Drilling Bars [Read Order]")
Passenger Trying to Smuggle Hybrid Ganja to UAE Caught at Kochi Airport, Customs Seizes Rs. 5.5 Crore Worth of Contraband
In a major operation led by S.K. Rahman, Chief Commissioner of the Thiruvananthapuram Customs Zone, officers of the Customs (Preventive) Cochin unit successfully intercepted and seized a large...
Customs Dept must distinguish ‘Jewellery’ & ‘Personal ‘Jewellery’ while Considering Seizure: Delhi HC Orders Release of Gold on Condition of Re-Export [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the customs department must distinguish ‘Jewellery’ and ‘Personal jewellery’ while considering the seizure of items for being in violation of the Baggage Rules,...
![Customs Dept must distinguish ‘Jewellery’ & ‘Personal ‘Jewellery’ while Considering Seizure: Delhi HC Orders Release of Gold on Condition of Re-Export [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Personal-gold-seized-1.jpg "Customs Dept must distinguish ‘Jewellery’ & ‘Personal ‘Jewellery’ while Considering Seizure: Delhi HC Orders Release of Gold on Condition of Re-Export [Read Order]")
Personal Gold Jewellery Worn at Family Event Abroad Seized at Airport: Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court directed the Customs Department to release personal gold jewellery seized from a returning Indian couple, confirming that the items constituted personal...
![Personal Gold Jewellery Worn at Family Event Abroad Seized at Airport: Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Personal-gold-seized.jpg "Personal Gold Jewellery Worn at Family Event Abroad Seized at Airport: Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release [Read Order]")
Delhi High Court directs Refund for Confiscated Gold Due to Customs Department's Inaction [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department to pass a refund order within one month in favour of the petitioner whose confiscated gold was disposed of without proper intimation. The...
![Delhi High Court directs Refund for Confiscated Gold Due to Customs Departments Inaction [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Delhi-High-Court-refund-Confiscated-Gold-TAXSCAN.jpg "Delhi High Court directs Refund for Confiscated Gold Due to Customs Departments Inaction [Read Order]")
Temporary Exemption from ICEGATE: Manual Duty Payments via TR6 Permitted for SEZ IT/ITeS Units [Read Order]
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued Notification No. 43014/4/2025-SEZ dated April 1, 2025, granting a temporary exemption to Developers, Co-developers, and IT/ITeS units operating in Special...
![Temporary Exemption from ICEGATE: Manual Duty Payments via TR6 Permitted for SEZ IT/ITeS Units [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SEZ-taxscan.jpeg "Temporary Exemption from ICEGATE: Manual Duty Payments via TR6 Permitted for SEZ IT/ITeS Units [Read Order]")