Smuggling, Sovereignty and Security: A Legal Trifecta in India’s preventive law regime
The paper begins by exploring the evolution of smuggling as a criminal and geopolitical challenge, contextualizing its role in destabilizing the...
![Customs Duty on Imports Mistakenly Paid Twice on Same Bills of Entry: CESTAT Orders Refund of Second Payment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/29/250x150_2081895-customs-duty-cestat-refund-cestat-orders-customs-duty-on-imports-mistakenly-taxscan.webp "Customs Duty on Imports Mistakenly Paid Twice on Same Bills of Entry: CESTAT Orders Refund of Second Payment [Read Order]")
![Detention of 100-Gram Gold Kada: Delhi HC Orders Release Citing Invalidity of Pre-Printed SCN Waiver [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/21/250x150_2079016-gold-kada-taxscan.webp "Detention of 100-Gram Gold Kada: Delhi HC Orders Release Citing Invalidity of Pre-Printed SCN Waiver [Read Order]")
![Fresh Refund Claim u/s 27(1-B) of Customs Act Not Required as Original Claim Filed in Time Madras HC Quashes Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/20/250x150_2078611-fresh-refund-customs-act-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Fresh Refund Claim u/s 27(1-B) of Customs Act Not Required as Original Claim Filed in Time Madras HC Quashes Order [Read Order]")
![Smuggling of Gold Concealed Behind Car Arm Rest Without Licit Documents: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation and Penalty u/s 112(b) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/250x150_2075439-2065083-smuggling-gold-concealed-shoes-via-airport-staff-taxscan-4.webp "Smuggling of Gold Concealed Behind Car Arm Rest Without Licit Documents: CESTAT Upholds Confiscation and Penalty u/s 112(b) [Read Order]")
Gold bars Weighing More than 1kg is Prohibited u/s 2(33) of Customs Act: Madras HC rules No Redemption allowed [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has ruled that gold bars weighing more than 1 kilogram are prohibited goods under Section 2(33) of the Customs Act, 1962, denying the petitioners' request for redemption of...
![Gold bars Weighing More than 1kg is Prohibited u/s 2(33) of Customs Act: Madras HC rules No Redemption allowed [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/06/500x300_2073503-gold-bars-gold-bars-weighing-section-233-of-customs-act-taxscan.webp "Gold bars Weighing More than 1kg is Prohibited u/s 2(33) of Customs Act: Madras HC rules No Redemption allowed [Read Order]")
Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) has held that mere Purity of Gold would not make it of foreign origin and set aside the Confiscation of gold bars...
![Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/500x300_2070013-2061093-foreign-gold-taxscan.webp "Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]")
64-Gram Gold Piece Seized for Non-Declaration: Delhi HC Permits Release on Payment and Re-Export [Read Order]
The High Court of Delhi, permitted the release of a 64-gram uneven-shaped gold cut piece seized at IGI Airport for non-declaration, after the petitioner agreed to pay the redemption fine and...
![64-Gram Gold Piece Seized for Non-Declaration: Delhi HC Permits Release on Payment and Re-Export [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/500x300_2066848-seized.webp "64-Gram Gold Piece Seized for Non-Declaration: Delhi HC Permits Release on Payment and Re-Export [Read Order]")
Customs Appellate Authority Dismissed Appeal citing Delay: CESTAT Sets aside order finding Timely submission u/s 128 of Customs Act [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of theCustoms, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside the order finding timely submission under section 128 of the Customs Act, 1962, and the appellate...
![Customs Appellate Authority Dismissed Appeal citing Delay: CESTAT Sets aside order finding Timely submission u/s 128 of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/20/500x300_2066160-customs-appellate-authority-appeal-cestat-customs-act-taxscan.webp "Customs Appellate Authority Dismissed Appeal citing Delay: CESTAT Sets aside order finding Timely submission u/s 128 of Customs Act [Read Order]")
Smuggling of 3kg Gold Concealed in Shoes via Airport Staff :CESTAT Reduces Penalty From ₹30L to ₹10L Citing Limited Role [Read Order]
The Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) reduces the penalty from ₹30 lakh to ₹10 lakh in a gold smuggling case involving 3 kg of gold concealed in shoes with the...
![Smuggling of 3kg Gold Concealed in Shoes via Airport Staff :CESTAT Reduces Penalty From ₹30L to ₹10L Citing Limited Role [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/500x300_2065083-smuggling-gold-concealed-shoes-via-airport-staff-taxscan.webp "Smuggling of 3kg Gold Concealed in Shoes via Airport Staff :CESTAT Reduces Penalty From ₹30L to ₹10L Citing Limited Role [Read Order]")
Temporary Storage Outside Bonded Area is Not Unauthorized Removal: CESTAT Quashes Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the temporary placement of goods outside a licensed bonded warehouse does not amount to unauthorized...
![Temporary Storage Outside Bonded Area is Not Unauthorized Removal: CESTAT Quashes Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/500x300_2064475-confiscation-penalty-customs-taxscan.webp "Temporary Storage Outside Bonded Area is Not Unauthorized Removal: CESTAT Quashes Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]")