CAAR Rejects Apple India's Request on HomePod Classification, Cites Contradictory Arguments
The Customs Authority for Advance Rulings (CAAR) in Mumbai has rejected Apple India's petition seeking a corrigendum to an advance ruling order...
![Rajasthan HC Denies Bail to Accused Carrying 15.74 Kg Hydroponic Weed; Holds NDPS Act Overrides Customs Act in Airport Seizures [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/250x150_2111239-rajasthan-hc-accused-hydroponic-weed-holds-ndps-act-customs-act-airport-seizures-taxscan.webp "Rajasthan HC Denies Bail to Accused Carrying 15.74 Kg Hydroponic Weed; Holds NDPS Act Overrides Customs Act in Airport Seizures [Read Order]")
![CAAR Rejects Skoda’s EV Parts Classification Request Due to Pending Bombay HC Litigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/250x150_2109533-caar-skoda-ev-parts-classification-request-pending-bombay-hc-litigation-taxscan.webp "CAAR Rejects Skoda’s EV Parts Classification Request Due to Pending Bombay HC Litigation [Read Order]")
![Relevant Date for Limitation u/s 28 of Customs Act for Provisional Assessment is Date of Adjustment of Duty after final assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/250x150_2110266-relevant-date-limitation-customs-act-provisional-assessment-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relevant Date for Limitation u/s 28 of Customs Act for Provisional Assessment is Date of Adjustment of Duty after final assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]")
‘Knowledge’ is Mandatory Element for Imposing Penalty u/s 114 and 114AA of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad (CESTAT) set aside penalties imposed under Section 114 and Section 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962, holding that the absence of...
![‘Knowledge’ is Mandatory Element for Imposing Penalty u/s 114 and 114AA of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/500x300_2110859-mandatory-element-imposing-penalty-114-144aa-customs-act-cestat-taxscan.webp "‘Knowledge’ is Mandatory Element for Imposing Penalty u/s 114 and 114AA of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Confiscation cannot be Ordered for Re-exported Goods: CESTAT quashes Absolute Confiscation Order under Customs Act [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside an order directing absolute confiscation of imported Zinc Pyrithione, holding that goods already ...
![Confiscation cannot be Ordered for Re-exported Goods: CESTAT quashes Absolute Confiscation Order under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/500x300_2109548-cestat-mumbai-re-exported-goods-taxscan.webp "Confiscation cannot be Ordered for Re-exported Goods: CESTAT quashes Absolute Confiscation Order under Customs Act [Read Order]")
Can Arrest Warrants in Economic Offences and Heinous Crimes Be Converted into Bailable Warrants? Rajasthan HC Refers Matter to Larger Bench [Read Order]
The Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) has referred a fundamental question of law to a Larger Bench regarding the convertibility of arrest warrants (Non-Bailable Warrants) into bailable warrants...
![Can Arrest Warrants in Economic Offences and Heinous Crimes Be Converted into Bailable Warrants? Rajasthan HC Refers Matter to Larger Bench [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/500x300_2109492-arrest-warrants-economic-offences-crimes-taxscan.webp "Can Arrest Warrants in Economic Offences and Heinous Crimes Be Converted into Bailable Warrants? Rajasthan HC Refers Matter to Larger Bench [Read Order]")
Bombay HC Slams Customs - Port Blame Game, Orders 9% Interest Refund as Importer Never Received Goods [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court noting that ‘Innocent importer has suffered and continues to suffer due to administrative inaction and inter-departmental discord’, has ordered the Customs Department to...
![Bombay HC Slams Customs - Port Blame Game, Orders 9% Interest Refund as Importer Never Received Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/30/500x300_2108944-bombay-hc-customs-port-blame-game-interest-refund-importer-received-goods-taxscan.webp "Bombay HC Slams Customs - Port Blame Game, Orders 9% Interest Refund as Importer Never Received Goods [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Method Adopted for Refund Computation, Remands to Reassess Duty u/s 18(4) of Customs Act [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the orders passed by the lower authorities and held that export duty must be computed strictly...
![CESTAT Quashes Method Adopted for Refund Computation, Remands to Reassess Duty u/s 18(4) of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108135-cestat-refund-computation-resasses-duty-customs-act-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes Method Adopted for Refund Computation, Remands to Reassess Duty u/s 18(4) of Customs Act [Read Order]")
CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld the denial of concessional Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on Optical Switch Units, ruling that the...
![CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/25/500x300_2107921-cha-verification-customs-certificate-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Confirms OTN Character of Optical Switch Unit, Benefit of 10% BCD under Customs Act Denied [Read Order]")
Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]
The Allahabad Regional Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the levy and collection of Cost Recovery Charges (CRC) from the appellant was without...
![Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/27/500x300_2108276-cost-recovery-charges-collected-legal-authority-cestat-allows-refund-entire-amount-appellant-.webp "Cost Recovery Charges Collected Without Legal Authority: CESTAT Allows Refund of Entire Amount to Appellant [Read Order]")