![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...
![Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/250x150_2100439-gold-smuggling-case-madras-hc-bail-accused-arrested-customs-act-taxscan.webp "Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]")
![DRI Officials Recognized as Proper Officers Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/250x150_2100313-dri-officers-taxscan.webp "DRI Officials Recognized as Proper Officers Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]")
![Misclassification of PVC Coated Fabrics: Madras HC modifies directs to Execute Rs. 11L Bond instead of Bank Guarantee [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/05/250x150_2093972-misclassification-pvc-coated-fabrics-madras-hc-execute-instead-of-bank-guarantee-taxscan-1-1.webp "Misclassification of PVC Coated Fabrics: Madras HC modifies directs to Execute Rs. 11L Bond instead of Bank Guarantee [Read Order]")
![Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/11/250x150_2085448-imported-gold-taxscan.webp "Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]")
No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has no legal authority under the Customs Act or any...
![No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/03/500x300_2083779-confiscation-without-authority-cestat-dri-customs-brcs-depb-scrips-dgft-rbi-action-taxscan.webp "No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]")
Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Bombay High Court allowed anticipatory Bail in case of Rs 44 Cr of customs duty evasion involving undervalued walnut imports. The applicants have demonstrated their willingness...
![Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/03/500x300_2072681-customs-duty-evasion-undervalued-walnut-imports-bombay-hc-anticipatory-bail-taxscan.webp "Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]")
‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) remanded a case back to the adjudicating authority, holding that the investigation conducted by the Directorate...
![‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/31/500x300_2071316-reinvestigation-dri-axscan.webp "‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]")
DRI Bengaluru captures Cocaine-Man! ₹40 Crore Contraband concealed in Superhero Comics Seized from Passenger arriving from Doha
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized over 4 kilograms of cocaine valued at approximately ₹40 crore in a major operation at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport. Acting...
DRI Seizes 92 Lakh Cigarettes worth ₹18.2 Crore Smuggled from Dubai to India, Concealed as ‘Bathroom Fittings’
On June 23, 2025, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Chennai Zonal Unit executed a high‐precision operation on the basis of specific intelligence that foreign‐origin...
![Quotations from Unrelated Suppliers Not a Valid Basis for Customs Revaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Quotations-Unrelated-Suppliers-Customs-Revaluation-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Quotations from Unrelated Suppliers Not a Valid Basis for Customs Revaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]")