![Delhi HC Holds DRI Officers as Proper Authorities under Section 28: Restores Microsoft India’s Customs Appeals for Merit Hearing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/01/500x300_2101584-delhi-hc-holds-dri-officers-proper-authorities-under-section-28-restores-microsoft-india-customs-appeals-for-merit-hearing-txn.webp "Delhi HC Holds DRI Officers as Proper Authorities under Section 28: Restores Microsoft India’s Customs Appeals for Merit Hearing [Read Order]")
Delhi HC Holds DRI Officers as Proper Authorities under Section 28: Restores Microsoft India’s Customs Appeals for Merit Hearing [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court held that officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are indeed “proper officers” under Section 28 of the...
![Adani’s Circular Trading of Gold Jewellery allegations: Supreme Court takes up Matter [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/02/250x150_2101627-adanis-circular-trading-gold-jewellery-allegations-supreme-court-txn.webp "Adani’s Circular Trading of Gold Jewellery allegations: Supreme Court takes up Matter [Read Judgement]")
![CESTAT Rules L&T’s Wheel Loaders Classifiable as ‘Front-End Shovel Loaders’, Quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/250x150_2100607-larsen-turbo-whwwl-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules L&T’s Wheel Loaders Classifiable as ‘Front-End Shovel Loaders’, Quashes Extended Period Demand [Read Order]")
![Rs. 2.58 Crore worth Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Two Accused [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/27/250x150_2100227-bail-madras-high-court-gold-smuggling-case-taxscan.webp "Rs. 2.58 Crore worth Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Two Accused [Read Order]")
![No Notice, No Hearing: Patna HC Slams DRI for Illegal Crane Auction, Orders Compensation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/25/250x150_2099762-patna-hc-dri-illegal-crane-taxscan.webp "No Notice, No Hearing: Patna HC Slams DRI for Illegal Crane Auction, Orders Compensation [Read Order]")
Customs Dept has No Power to Merge Shipping Bills u/s 50 and 51 for Duty Assessment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹55 Crore Export Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has ruled that Customs authorities lack statutory authority under Sections 50 and 51 to jointly assess ...
![Customs Dept has No Power to Merge Shipping Bills u/s 50 and 51 for Duty Assessment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹55 Crore Export Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/500x300_2099690-customs-dept-duty-assessment-cestat-export-duty-demand-export-duty-taxscan.webp "Customs Dept has No Power to Merge Shipping Bills u/s 50 and 51 for Duty Assessment: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹55 Crore Export Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Misdeclaration of Broken Cashew Nut Pieces and Residues under Customs Act: Andhra Pradesh HC directs DRI to Expedite Decision considering perishable nature [Read Order]
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to expedite its decision on a show-cause notice issued to an importer, taking into account the perishable...
![Misdeclaration of Broken Cashew Nut Pieces and Residues under Customs Act: Andhra Pradesh HC directs DRI to Expedite Decision considering perishable nature [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/500x300_2099591-cashew-nut-pieces-customs-act-andhra-pradesh-hc-dri-taxscan.webp "Misdeclaration of Broken Cashew Nut Pieces and Residues under Customs Act: Andhra Pradesh HC directs DRI to Expedite Decision considering perishable nature [Read Order]")
Travel Abroad for Attending International Furniture Fair Cannot be Restrained merely due to Pending Customs Prosecution: Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has held that travel abroad for attending the International Furniture Fair cannot be restrained merely due to pending customs prosecution. Justice S.M. Modak viewed ...
![Travel Abroad for Attending International Furniture Fair Cannot be Restrained merely due to Pending Customs Prosecution: Bombay HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/09/500x300_2095156-bombay-high-court-travel-abroad-taxscan.webp "Travel Abroad for Attending International Furniture Fair Cannot be Restrained merely due to Pending Customs Prosecution: Bombay HC [Read Order]")
Re-Export of Misclassified Textile Fabric: Madras HC Allows Importer to Ship Back Goods to China on Conditions [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has permitted a Mumbai-based importer to re-export 798 bales of textile fabric coated with plastics to its Chinese supplier, subject to strict conditions. The petitioner,...
![Re-Export of Misclassified Textile Fabric: Madras HC Allows Importer to Ship Back Goods to China on Conditions [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/08/500x300_2094817-madras-nc-taxscan-.webp "Re-Export of Misclassified Textile Fabric: Madras HC Allows Importer to Ship Back Goods to China on Conditions [Read Order]")
Madras HC Orders Release of DRI-Seized Knitted Fabrics: Importer to Pay Declared Duty, 50% Differential Duty & Execute Bonds [Read Order]
The Madras High Court recently ordered the provisional release of viscose knitted fabrics that was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) during the import process after laying...
![Madras HC Orders Release of DRI-Seized Knitted Fabrics: Importer to Pay Declared Duty, 50% Differential Duty & Execute Bonds [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2092991-site-image.webp "Madras HC Orders Release of DRI-Seized Knitted Fabrics: Importer to Pay Declared Duty, 50% Differential Duty & Execute Bonds [Read Order]")
Undervaluation & Misclassification of PVC Coated Fabrics: Madras HC Orders DRI to Release after Importer Pays Duty & Executes ₹12.4 Cr Bonds [Read Order]
The Madras HighCourt recently ordered the provisional release of PVC Coated Fabrics seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), subject to the importer paying the declared duty,...
![Undervaluation & Misclassification of PVC Coated Fabrics: Madras HC Orders DRI to Release after Importer Pays Duty & Executes ₹12.4 Cr Bonds [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/500x300_2092852-classification-of-fabrics-fabrics-fabrics-partially-coated.webp "Undervaluation & Misclassification of PVC Coated Fabrics: Madras HC Orders DRI to Release after Importer Pays Duty & Executes ₹12.4 Cr Bonds [Read Order]")
Relief for HCL Technologies: CESTAT Rules License Fee for Right to Use Software Not Includible in Customs Valuation of Imported CDs [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the license fee paid for the right to use software cannot be included in the customs...
![Relief for HCL Technologies: CESTAT Rules License Fee for Right to Use Software Not Includible in Customs Valuation of Imported CDs [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/500x300_2092747-relief-for-hcl-technologies-hcl-technologies-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief for HCL Technologies: CESTAT Rules License Fee for Right to Use Software Not Includible in Customs Valuation of Imported CDs [Read Order]")