![CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/500x300_2063570-penalty-inaccurate-particulars-of-income-inaccurate-particulars-of-income-are-furnished-by-the-assessee-income-itat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the penalty imposed on a Customs officer accused in...
![Declaration of Value of Goods Cannot be Treated as Suppression Merely Being Incorrect: CESTAT quashes Penalty under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/250x150_2058909-2041840-penalty-us-2711c-estimated-itat-penalty-absence-concealment-taxscan-1.webp "Declaration of Value of Goods Cannot be Treated as Suppression Merely Being Incorrect: CESTAT quashes Penalty under Customs Act [Read Order]")
![Call Book Fluctuations Not Justification for 15-Year Delay in Customs SCN Adjudication: Delhi HC quashes Final Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/26/250x150_2054686-cestat-cestat-delhi-show-cause-notice-customs-scn-delay-adjudication-taxscan.webp "Call Book Fluctuations Not Justification for 15-Year Delay in Customs SCN Adjudication: Delhi HC quashes Final Order [Read Order]")
Penalty u/s 114(iii) of Customs Act Could not impose based on Statement Recorded u/s 108 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a penalty under section 114(iii) of the Customs Act, 1962, could not be imposed based on a ...
![Penalty u/s 114(iii) of Customs Act Could not impose based on Statement Recorded u/s 108 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/500x300_2053995-cestat-new-delhi-customs-act-penalty-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 114(iii) of Customs Act Could not impose based on Statement Recorded u/s 108 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Jurisdiction u/s 28AAA of Customs Act not invokable without Cancellation of License Procedings Initiated by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that jurisdiction under section 28AAA of the Customs Act, 1962 is not invokable ...
![Jurisdiction u/s 28AAA of Customs Act not invokable without Cancellation of License Procedings Initiated by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/22/500x300_2052443-jurisdiction-us-28aaa-of-customs-act-cancellation-of-license-procedings-dgft-cestat-taxscan.webp "Jurisdiction u/s 28AAA of Customs Act not invokable without Cancellation of License Procedings Initiated by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Penalty u/s 114AB of Customs Act not imposable in any instrument by fraud, collusion, wilful mis-statement or suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a penalty under section 114AB of the Customs Act, 1961 is not imposable...
![Penalty u/s 114AB of Customs Act not imposable in any instrument by fraud, collusion, wilful mis-statement or suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/20/500x300_2050901-income-tax-penalty.webp "Penalty u/s 114AB of Customs Act not imposable in any instrument by fraud, collusion, wilful mis-statement or suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Finance Ministry Revises Customs Tariff Values for Palm Oil, Soya Bean Oil, Gold and Silver, and Areca Nuts
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued Notification No. 42/2025-Customs (N.T.), dated June 11, 2025, updating the customs tariff value...
Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside penalties imposed on a Custom House Agent employee, holding that procedural lapses such as failing to...
![Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/500x300_2042323-penalty-taxpayer-itat-confirms-penalty-taxscan-1.webp "Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]")
No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that a customs broker does not violate the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations (CBLR), 2018, when the...
![No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/04/500x300_2041261-cestat-cestat-kolkata-extended-limitation-taxscan.webp "No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]")