![Govt issues Circular Clarifying Social Welfare Surcharge Rate at 10% on Duties, Taxes and Cesses [Read Circular]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Surcharge-GST-Taxscan.jpg "Govt issues Circular Clarifying Social Welfare Surcharge Rate at 10% on Duties, Taxes and Cesses [Read Circular]")
Govt issues Circular Clarifying Social Welfare Surcharge Rate at 10% on Duties, Taxes and Cesses [Read Circular]
The Finance Department issued a Circular No. 02/2020-CustomsF.No.605/06/2019-DBK clarifying that SWS ( Social Welfare Surcharge ) is calculated at the...
![Writ Court can’t direct Refund of duty while an Investigation for Breach of Provisions under the Customs Act going on: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Seized-Material-Delhi-High-Court-Taxscan.jpg "Writ Court can’t direct Refund of duty while an Investigation for Breach of Provisions under the Customs Act going on: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]")
![Breaking: Additional Director of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence not empowered to Confiscate Goods under Customs Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Confiscate-Goods-Taxscan.jpg "Breaking: Additional Director of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence not empowered to Confiscate Goods under Customs Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]")
![Original Documents need not be produced before the refund sanctioning authority: CESTAT grants relief to Wipro [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wipro-Taxscan.jpg "Original Documents need not be produced before the refund sanctioning authority: CESTAT grants relief to Wipro [Read Order]")
![There is no provision in Customs Act allowing freezing a Bank Account: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Delhi-High-Court-Tax-Scan.jpg "There is no provision in Customs Act allowing freezing a Bank Account: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]")
Letter allowing Provisional release u/s 110A of the Customs Act, 1962 is Appealable: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
Recently, a two-judge bench of Bombay High Court in The Commissioner of Customs (Import -I) vs. S.S. Offshore Pvt. Ltd. held that the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has the...
Assessee cannot be Allowed to Appear along with his Counsel for Recording Statement under Customs Act: Allahabad HC
In Pawan Kumar v. UOI and Anr, the Allahabad High Court denied the plea of the petitioner-assessee to appear before the authority concerned for recording the statement under Section 108 of the Customs...
Issue of Show Cause Notice within 6 months is Mandatory in case of Detention/Confiscation of Goods under Customs Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Single bench of the Delhi High Court, recently held that at the time of detaining/confiscating the goods, the authorities shall give Show cause Notice under section 124(a) of the Customs Act...
Prosecution of Offences relating to Gold items under the Customs Act to be launched immediately after issuance of SCN: CBEC [Read Circular]
The Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has recently issued a circular directing its officials regarding launching of prosecution in relation to offences including gold items punishable under...
