![MEIS Certificates Qualify as ‘Instruments’ u/s 28AAA of Customs Act, But Only DGFT Has Authority to Suspend Or Cancel them: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/500x300_2089895-meis-customs-act-dgft-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "MEIS Certificates Qualify as ‘Instruments’ u/s 28AAA of Customs Act, But Only DGFT Has Authority to Suspend Or Cancel them: Madras HC [Read Order]")
MEIS Certificates Qualify as ‘Instruments’ u/s 28AAA of Customs Act, But Only DGFT Has Authority to Suspend Or Cancel them: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that MEIS certificates qualify as “instruments” under Section 28AAA of theCustoms Act, 1962, but only...
![Customs Authorities cannot Levy Redemption Fine Beyond Market Value of Seized Goods u/s 125 less Duty Payable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/10/250x150_2085317-customs-authorities-seized-goods-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Authorities cannot Levy Redemption Fine Beyond Market Value of Seized Goods u/s 125 less Duty Payable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Export Cannot be Penalised for Dept’s Delay in Litigation: CESTAT Orders Interest on Duty Drawback from 2003 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/02/250x150_2083537-export-litigation-cestat-taxscan.webp "Export Cannot be Penalised for Dept’s Delay in Litigation: CESTAT Orders Interest on Duty Drawback from 2003 [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]")
![No Evidence of Export Attempt of Prohibited Shark Fins: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation and Penalty, Clarifies ‘Attempt to Export’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/19/250x150_2078344-export-attempt-prohibited-shark-fins-cestat-attempt-export-taxscan.webp "No Evidence of Export Attempt of Prohibited Shark Fins: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation and Penalty, Clarifies ‘Attempt to Export’ [Read Order]")
Customs Broker Licence Revoked Under Regulation 17(7): Madras HC directs to Approach CESTAT, Dismisses Writ Petition [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition filed challenging the revocation of customs broker licence under Regulation 17(7) of the Customs Brokers...
![Customs Broker Licence Revoked Under Regulation 17(7): Madras HC directs to Approach CESTAT, Dismisses Writ Petition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068383-violation-of-regulation-of-cblr-proven-cestat-upholds-revocation-of-customs-broker-license-cblr-revocation-of-customs-broker-license-customs-broker-license-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Broker Licence Revoked Under Regulation 17(7): Madras HC directs to Approach CESTAT, Dismisses Writ Petition [Read Order]")
![Govt exempts Customs Duty on Polo Horse Imports for Recognized Teams and Players [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/500x300_2066782-polo-horse-imports-taxscan.webp "Govt exempts Customs Duty on Polo Horse Imports for Recognized Teams and Players [Read Notification]")
Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise &Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the Customs Act, 1961, does not apply to gold seized from a transit passenger...
![Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/20/500x300_2066145-customs-act-gold-seized-passenger-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Kerala HC Upholds validity of SCN Served on Adult Member of Noticee u/s 153 of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2058904-notice-customs-taxscan.webp "Kerala HC Upholds validity of SCN Served on Adult Member of Noticee u/s 153 of Customs Act [Read Order]")
Delhi HC Grants Bail in NDPS Case, Holds Customs’ Detention Without Magistrate’s Approval as Illegal Custody [Read Order]
TheDelhi High Court granted bail in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case, holding that the detention of the applicant by customs officials without producing him before a...
![Delhi HC Grants Bail in NDPS Case, Holds Customs’ Detention Without Magistrate’s Approval as Illegal Custody [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/26/500x300_2054544-delhi-high-court-delhi-hc-grants-bail-in-ndps-case-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC Grants Bail in NDPS Case, Holds Customs’ Detention Without Magistrate’s Approval as Illegal Custody [Read Order]")
26 pieces of Gold Biscuit Smuggling: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed under Customs Act In Absence of Documentory Evidence Showing Involvement [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside the penalty imposed under the Customs Act, 1962 without documentary evidence showing involvement. ...
![26 pieces of Gold Biscuit Smuggling: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed under Customs Act In Absence of Documentory Evidence Showing Involvement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/500x300_2049789-gold-biscuit-smuggling-taxscan.webp "26 pieces of Gold Biscuit Smuggling: CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed under Customs Act In Absence of Documentory Evidence Showing Involvement [Read Order]")
Intention Must be Proven for Imposing Penalty u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Obtaining Undue Export Advantage: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that knowledge and intention must be there to impose penalty under Section 114AA of Customs Act. ...
![Intention Must be Proven for Imposing Penalty u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Obtaining Undue Export Advantage: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041976-undue-export.webp "Intention Must be Proven for Imposing Penalty u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Obtaining Undue Export Advantage: CESTAT [Read Order]")