![IPL Broadcast Equipment Removed from SEZ as for ‘DEMO’ instead of ‘Commercial Purpose’: Delhi HC Upholds ₹9.8 Cr Customs Duty, Cuts Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/22/500x300_2113846-ipl-broadcast-equipment-removed-sez-demo-instead-commercial-purpose-delhi-hc-upholds-customs-duty-cuts-penalty-taxscan.webp "IPL Broadcast Equipment Removed from SEZ as for ‘DEMO’ instead of ‘Commercial Purpose’: Delhi HC Upholds ₹9.8 Cr Customs Duty, Cuts Penalty [Read Order]")
IPL Broadcast Equipment Removed from SEZ as for ‘DEMO’ instead of ‘Commercial Purpose’: Delhi HC Upholds ₹9.8 Cr Customs Duty, Cuts Penalty [Read Order]
TheDelhi High Court recently upheld a customs duty demand of nearly ₹9.8 crore imposed on a broadcaster on the improper removal of equipment for...
![Dept Fails to Re-test Samples Examined by Govt Valuer: CESTAT Quashes Penalties for Lack of Evidence in Precious Stones Over-Invoicing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/15/250x150_2112305-dept-fails-re-test-samples-examined-govt-valuer-cestat-quashes-penalties-lack-evidence-precious-stones-over-invoicing.webp "Dept Fails to Re-test Samples Examined by Govt Valuer: CESTAT Quashes Penalties for Lack of Evidence in Precious Stones Over-Invoicing [Read Order]")
![Supreme Court affirms DRI as ‘Proper Officers’ u/s 28 of Customs: P&H HC rejects 17-Year Challenge against Customs Duty Recovery [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/250x150_2110983-supreme-court-affirms-dri-proper-officers-ph-hc-rejects-customs-duty-recovery-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court affirms DRI as ‘Proper Officers’ u/s 28 of Customs: P&H HC rejects 17-Year Challenge against Customs Duty Recovery [Read Order]")
![Electronic Data without Section 138C Certification Inadmissible: CESTAT Rejects DRI’s Electronic Evidence in Customs Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/250x150_2104316-electronic-data-cestat-rejects-dris-electronic-evidence-customs-case-taxscan.webp "Electronic Data without Section 138C Certification Inadmissible: CESTAT Rejects DRI’s Electronic Evidence in Customs Case [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Rules Re-determination of Value Based on Unsustainable Forensic Data Invalid [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/250x150_2104262-cestat-cestat-rules-re-determination-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Re-determination of Value Based on Unsustainable Forensic Data Invalid [Read Order]")
Advertisement and Promotional Expenses Incurred “On Own Account” Cannot be Added to Customs Value of Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Bench at New Delhi set aside the demand of over ₹21.85 crore in differential customs duty, holding that Advertisement and...
![Advertisement and Promotional Expenses Incurred “On Own Account” Cannot be Added to Customs Value of Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/14/500x300_2105045-customs-value-taxscan.webp "Advertisement and Promotional Expenses Incurred “On Own Account” Cannot be Added to Customs Value of Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Walnut Importers in ₹44 Crore Customs Evasion Case: Notes Willingness to Deposit ₹5 Crore [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court heard Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1808 of 2025 filed by Dipakkumar Dharamsinhbhai Kakadiya, Kakadiya Brijeshkumar Vinodbhai, and Kakadia Savitaben Dharamshi, who...
![Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Walnut Importers in ₹44 Crore Customs Evasion Case: Notes Willingness to Deposit ₹5 Crore [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/13/500x300_2104758-anticipatory-bail-taxscan.webp "Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Walnut Importers in ₹44 Crore Customs Evasion Case: Notes Willingness to Deposit ₹5 Crore [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 Customs Act, 1962. As a result, the Court set aside the ...
![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]")
Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has granted bail to an accused who was arrested under the Customs Act, 1962, in a case concerning the alleged smuggling of gold worth approximately Rs....
![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/2025/10/28/500x300_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]
In a significant order, the Delhi High Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the jurisdiction of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials to act as ‘proper officers’ under the...
![DRI Officials Recognized as Proper Officers Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_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]
The Madras High Court modified conditions imposed in a provisional release order concerning a consignment of imported PVC coated fabrics to the extent of furnishing bank guarantee. The court...
![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/2025/10/05/500x300_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]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that exemption notifications issued under Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 override departmental...
![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/2025/09/11/500x300_2085448-imported-gold-taxscan.webp "Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]")