![Retention of Goods Not Required Pending Adjudication; Madras HC Permits Re-Export of Seized Consignment Subject to Bond and Bank Guarantee [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/05/500x300_2093978-retention-of-goods-pending-adjudication-madras-hc-re-export-seized-consignment-bank-guarantee-taxscan.webp "Retention of Goods Not Required Pending Adjudication; Madras HC Permits Re-Export of Seized Consignment Subject to Bond and Bank Guarantee [Read Order]")
Retention of Goods Not Required Pending Adjudication; Madras HC Permits Re-Export of Seized Consignment Subject to Bond and Bank Guarantee [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has held that retention of seized goods during the pendency of adjudication proceedings is not always necessary, especially...
![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]")
![CBIC empowers DGARM Officer to Oversee Passenger Name Record Data, amends Seizure Powers under Customs Act [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/04/250x150_2093821-cbic-dgarm-officer-passenger-name-record-data-seizure-powers-taxscan.webp "CBIC empowers DGARM Officer to Oversee Passenger Name Record Data, amends Seizure Powers under Customs Act [Read Notification]")
![Customs Dept Fails to issue SCN in Time: Delhi HC Directs Release of Gold Seized from Minor at IGI Airport [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CESTAT-SEZ-Act-No-Confiscation-of-Seized-Gold-Merely-LOA-Special-Economic-Zone-Noida-Special-Economic-Zone-NSEZ-DTA-Domestic-Tariff-Area-Allahabad-Bench-of-the-CESTAT-Taxscan.jpg "Customs Dept Fails to issue SCN in Time: Delhi HC Directs Release of Gold Seized from Minor at IGI Airport [Read Order]")
![SCN u/s 110 Customs Act cannot be Issued After 1 Year: Delhi HC Directs to Release Detained Goods [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SCN-us-110-Customs-Delhi-HC-Directs-Release-Detained-Goods-TAXSCAN.webp "SCN u/s 110 Customs Act cannot be Issued After 1 Year: Delhi HC Directs to Release Detained Goods [Read Order]")
No Seizure Extension Notice Provided before Conclusion of Six-Month Period: Delhi HC Orders Release of Spectacles and Frames [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the GST Department’s failure to issue a notice before extending the seizure period beyond six months invalidates the continued retention of goods, while ordering...
![No Seizure Extension Notice Provided before Conclusion of Six-Month Period: Delhi HC Orders Release of Spectacles and Frames [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/No-Seizure-Extension-Notice-Provided-Conclusion-Six-Month-Period-Delhi-HC-Orders-Spectacles-and-Frames-taxscan.jpg "No Seizure Extension Notice Provided before Conclusion of Six-Month Period: Delhi HC Orders Release of Spectacles and Frames [Read Order]")
Absence of Recorded Reasonable Belief for Smuggling Case: CESTAT quashes Confiscation of Gold [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) quashed the confiscation of gold and the imposition of penalties due to the absence of a recorded reasonable...
![Absence of Recorded Reasonable Belief for Smuggling Case: CESTAT quashes Confiscation of Gold [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CESTATGold-Confiscation-of-gold-taxscan.jpg "Absence of Recorded Reasonable Belief for Smuggling Case: CESTAT quashes Confiscation of Gold [Read Order]")
No Clubbing of Clearance Values of Proprietor and Pvt Ltd Company for Excise Duty Determination: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]
In a recent case before Jharkhand High Court an appeal is disposed of ruling against the clubbing of clearance values of proprietorship and Pvt Ltd Company for the purpose Excise Duty Assessment. ...
![No Clubbing of Clearance Values of Proprietor and Pvt Ltd Company for Excise Duty Determination: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jharkhand-High-Court-Jharkhand-HC-Excise-Duty-Excise-Duty-Assessment-proprietorship-and-Pvt-Ltd-Company-Clearance-Values-High-Court-News-High-Court-Updates-taxscan.jpg "No Clubbing of Clearance Values of Proprietor and Pvt Ltd Company for Excise Duty Determination: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]")
CESTAT directs Commissioner to Return Gold Seized as Not Smuggled u/s 123 of Customs Acts [Read Order]
The Allahabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has directed the Commissioner to return the seized gold, ruling that it was not smuggled under Section 123 of...
Reason to Believe for Confiscation of Goods under Customs Act must be based on Credible Material: Allahabad HC [Read Order]
In a recent decision the Allahabad High Court observed that the reason to believe for the confiscation of goods under the Customs Act, 1962 must be based on some credible material. The present...
![Reason to Believe for Confiscation of Goods under Customs Act must be based on Credible Material: Allahabad HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Reason-Confiscation-Goods-Customs-Act-Credible-Material-Allahabad-HC-taxscan.jpg "Reason to Believe for Confiscation of Goods under Customs Act must be based on Credible Material: Allahabad HC [Read Order]")
Market Survey report Based on Contemporaneous Import Data is not Valid: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty under Customs Act for MisDeclaration [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT)has held that the market survey report based on contemporaneous import data is not valid and set aside the penalty...
![Market Survey report Based on Contemporaneous Import Data is not Valid: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty under Customs Act for MisDeclaration [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Market-Survey-report-Contemporaneous-Import-Data-CESTAT-Sets-Aside-Penalty-Customs-Act-for-MisDeclaration-MisDeclaration-CESTAT-CESTAT-News-Excise-Customs-Service-Tax-Tax-News-TAXSCAN.jpg "Market Survey report Based on Contemporaneous Import Data is not Valid: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty under Customs Act for MisDeclaration [Read Order]")