Time Spent Before Refund Authority to Be Excluded for Limitation: CESTAT Remands Custom Appeal on Post-Clearance FTA Exemption Claim
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that administrative delays and time spent pursuing a...
![Non-Communication of Extension u/s 28(9) Customs Act Does Not Invalidate Adjudication Process: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/250x150_2112860-481be4a6-3689-426e-a47a-d5bcb20d11b8.webp "Non-Communication of Extension u/s 28(9) Customs Act Does Not Invalidate Adjudication Process: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
![Indian Currency is ‘Goods’ Under Customs Act, Seizure without issuing SCN within Six Months is Illegal: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/250x150_2112827-madras-hc-indian-currency-goods-customs-act-seizure-scn-illegal-taxscan.webp "Indian Currency is ‘Goods’ Under Customs Act, Seizure without issuing SCN within Six Months is Illegal: Madras HC [Read Order]")
![Statements of Absent Witnesses Cannot Override Cross‑Examined Testimony u/s 138‑B of Customs Act: Gujarat HC Quashes Penalty Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/250x150_2112640-statements-absent-witnesses-testimony-customs-act-gujarat-hc-quashes-penalty-order-taxscan.webp "Statements of Absent Witnesses Cannot Override Cross‑Examined Testimony u/s 138‑B of Customs Act: Gujarat HC Quashes Penalty Order [Read Order]")
![Adama India’s “Flamberge” is a Plant Growth Promoter and not Fertilizer: Customs AAR places Product under CTH 3808 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/15/250x150_2112326-adama-indias-flamberge-plant-growth-promoter-fertilizer-customs-aar-places-product-under-cth-3808-taxscan.webp "Adama India’s “Flamberge” is a Plant Growth Promoter and not Fertilizer: Customs AAR places Product under CTH 3808 [Read Order]")
887g Gold in Paste Form Recovered from Passenger's Body: Delhi HC Permits Appeal Against Absolute Confiscation Order [Read Order]
The High Court of Delhi has permitted the petitioner to challenge it through the statutory appeal mechanism while disposing of a writ petition concerning the seizure and confiscation of gold...
![887g Gold in Paste Form Recovered from Passengers Body: Delhi HC Permits Appeal Against Absolute Confiscation Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/500x300_2111226-887g-gold-paste-recovered-passenger-body-delhi-hc-appeal-absolute-confiscation-order-taxscan.webp "887g Gold in Paste Form Recovered from Passengers Body: Delhi HC Permits Appeal Against Absolute Confiscation Order [Read Order]")
Misclassified Textile Imports Seized: Madras HC Directs Customs to Permit Re‑Export on Execution of Bond for Differential Customs Duty [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has permitted Jai Enterprises to re‑export seized textile imports from China, subject to execution of a bond covering the differential customs duty and furnishing a 20% bank...
![Misclassified Textile Imports Seized: Madras HC Directs Customs to Permit Re‑Export on Execution of Bond for Differential Customs Duty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2111915-5207d158-787f-4f61-9212-f0050e9a28a4.webp "Misclassified Textile Imports Seized: Madras HC Directs Customs to Permit Re‑Export on Execution of Bond for Differential Customs Duty [Read Order]")
Relief to Importer: Madras HC Holds Contemporaneous Documents Qualify as “On Record” for S. 149 Corrections under Customs Act [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court ruled that contemporaneous documents available with an importer at the time of import are sufficient to qualify as “on record” for the purpose of seeking...
![Relief to Importer: Madras HC Holds Contemporaneous Documents Qualify as “On Record” for S. 149 Corrections under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2111983-madras-high-court-taxscan.jfif "Relief to Importer: Madras HC Holds Contemporaneous Documents Qualify as “On Record” for S. 149 Corrections under Customs Act [Read Order]")
Penalty Not Sustainable when Customs Ignores Assessee’s Valuation: CESTAT Quashes Penalties of Rs 1.57 Crore [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Bench at Kolkata, has set aside the penalties imposed upon appellant, a Government approved valuer, under Sections 112(a)(iii) and...
![Penalty Not Sustainable when Customs Ignores Assessee’s Valuation: CESTAT Quashes Penalties of Rs 1.57 Crore [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2111929-penalty-not-sustainabler-customs-assessee-valuation-cestat-penalties-taxscan.webp "Penalty Not Sustainable when Customs Ignores Assessee’s Valuation: CESTAT Quashes Penalties of Rs 1.57 Crore [Read Order]")
Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) Bench at Kolkata held that the Department failed to establish the foreign origin or smuggled nature of the gold, in a case ...
![Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2111930-gold-seizure-customs-cestat-failed-seized-gold-foreign-smuggled-orders-release-taxscan.webp "Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]")
Duty Demand on DFIA Imports Set Aside: CESTAT Rules Extended Limitation Cannot Apply to Bona Fide Transferee [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), set aside a duty demand raised by invoking the extended limitation period under the Customs Act, 1962, holding that...
![Duty Demand on DFIA Imports Set Aside: CESTAT Rules Extended Limitation Cannot Apply to Bona Fide Transferee [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111684-duty-demand-dfia-imports-cestat-rules-extended-limitation-apply-bona-fide-transferee-taxscan.webp "Duty Demand on DFIA Imports Set Aside: CESTAT Rules Extended Limitation Cannot Apply to Bona Fide Transferee [Read Order]")
Madras HC Rejects Writ Petition, Says Indo Japan Polymers Woke Up From Deep Slumber to Challenge ₹69.25 Lakh Customs Demand after 2½ Years [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Indo Japan Polymers Pvt. Ltd. challenging a customs demand order of ₹69.25 lakh. The Court held that discretionary jurisdiction ...
![Madras HC Rejects Writ Petition, Says Indo Japan Polymers Woke Up From Deep Slumber to Challenge ₹69.25 Lakh Customs Demand after 2½ Years [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/500x300_2111108-madras-hc-rejects-writ-petition-indo-japan-polymers-deep-slumber-customs-demand-taxscan.webp "Madras HC Rejects Writ Petition, Says Indo Japan Polymers Woke Up From Deep Slumber to Challenge ₹69.25 Lakh Customs Demand after 2½ Years [Read Order]")