![Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Walnut Importers in ₹44 Crore Customs Evasion Case: Notes Willingness to Deposit ₹5 Crore [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/13/2104758-anticipatory-bail-taxscan.webp "Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Walnut Importers in ₹44 Crore Customs Evasion Case: Notes Willingness to Deposit ₹5 Crore [Read Order]")
Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Walnut Importers in ₹44 Crore Customs Evasion Case: Notes Willingness to Deposit ₹5 Crore [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court heard Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1808 of 2025 filed by Dipakkumar Dharamsinhbhai Kakadiya, Kakadiya Brijeshkumar...
![Bombay HC Strikes Down EEZ Customs Seizure Without Notification: SC to Decide on Department’s Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/13/2104750-customs-seizure-taxscan.webp "Bombay HC Strikes Down EEZ Customs Seizure Without Notification: SC to Decide on Department’s Appeal [Read Order]")
![Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Petition, Upholds Limitation Period of 3 months for Proceedings under Customs Act [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/12/2104559-supreme-court-taxscan1.webp "Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Petition, Upholds Limitation Period of 3 months for Proceedings under Customs Act [Read Judgement]")
![Mere Procedural Lapse Not Penal Offence in Excess Customs Duty Drawback Claim: CESTAT Quashes Penalty u/s 114 & 114AA [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/2101261-penalty-cestat-taxscan.webp "Mere Procedural Lapse Not Penal Offence in Excess Customs Duty Drawback Claim: CESTAT Quashes Penalty u/s 114 & 114AA [Read Order]")
![Penalty on Co-Noticee u/s 112(a) of Customs Act Set Aside by CESTAT: Mere Classification Dispute Not Grounds for Confiscation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/2101252-cestat-mumbai-penalty-on-co-noticee-customs-act-taxscan.webp "Penalty on Co-Noticee u/s 112(a) of Customs Act Set Aside by CESTAT: Mere Classification Dispute Not Grounds for Confiscation [Read Order]")
UBS Mark Omission Insufficient to Confiscate Gold: Orissa HC Confirms Lawful Ownership of Gold under Customs Act [Read Order]
The Orissa High Court held that mere omission of the UBS brand mark in the invoices cannot be a lawful basis for confiscation of gold biscuits under the Customs Act, 1962. The Court affirmed that...
![UBS Mark Omission Insufficient to Confiscate Gold: Orissa HC Confirms Lawful Ownership of Gold under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/29/2100816-ubs-mark-omission-insufficient-confiscate-gold-orissa-hc-lawful-ownership-gold-customs-act-taxscan.webp "UBS Mark Omission Insufficient to Confiscate Gold: Orissa HC Confirms Lawful Ownership of Gold under Customs Act [Read Order]")
When Can You Appeal Directly to Supreme Court in Tax, Customs, and GST Matters? A Detailed Explanation
India’s appellate system generally routes tax disputes through specialized tribunals and High Courts before the Supreme Court but there are specific carve-outs in customs, excise, service tax, and...
Customs cannot Insist on Environment Ministry Clearance for Importing Used Multifunction Printers: Madras HC [Read Order]
The Madras High Court recently held that the Customs cannot insist on prior clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) for the import of used Digital Multifunction...
![Customs cannot Insist on Environment Ministry Clearance for Importing Used Multifunction Printers: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/23/2099272-customs-insist-environment-ministry-clearance-importing-used-multifunction-printers-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Customs cannot Insist on Environment Ministry Clearance for Importing Used Multifunction Printers: Madras HC [Read Order]")
S. 113(h)(i) Customs Act Applies Only When Goods Have Actually Entered For Exportation: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Section 113(h)(i) of the Customs Act, 1962 applies only when goods have actually entered for...
![S. 113(h)(i) Customs Act Applies Only When Goods Have Actually Entered For Exportation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/15/2096861-section-113hi-customs-act-customs-act-entered-for-exportation-exportation-taxscan.webp "S. 113(h)(i) Customs Act Applies Only When Goods Have Actually Entered For Exportation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
DRI Officers Held as 'Proper Officers' under Customs Act: Delhi HC Allows Revenue's Appeal Following Supreme Court Verdict [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court allowed an appeal filed by the Commissioner of Customs, setting aside a remand order passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal...
![DRI Officers Held as Proper Officers under Customs Act: Delhi HC Allows Revenues Appeal Following Supreme Court Verdict [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/12/2095854-dri-officers-proper-officers-customs-act-delhi-hc-revenues-appeal-supreme-court-verdict-taxscan.webp "DRI Officers Held as Proper Officers under Customs Act: Delhi HC Allows Revenues Appeal Following Supreme Court Verdict [Read Order]")
Electronic Download of Software Not Liable to Customs Duty: CESTAT Rules in HCL Technologies Case [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that software delivered through electronic download is not liable to customs duty as it does ...
![Electronic Download of Software Not Liable to Customs Duty: CESTAT Rules in HCL Technologies Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/2092790-customs-duty-customs-duty-leviable-on-twin-vision-scanner-twin-vision-scanner-scanner-products-cestat-taxscan.webp "Electronic Download of Software Not Liable to Customs Duty: CESTAT Rules in HCL Technologies Case [Read Order]")
Conflicting Lab Reports of Classification of Roasted Areca Nuts: Madras HC Orders Provisional Release, Directs to Execute Bond for Differential Duty [Read Order]
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered the provisional release of a consignment of roasted areca nuts imported amid conflicting laboratory reports on its proper classification under...
![Conflicting Lab Reports of Classification of Roasted Areca Nuts: Madras HC Orders Provisional Release, Directs to Execute Bond for Differential Duty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/2090045-roasted-areca-nuts.webp "Conflicting Lab Reports of Classification of Roasted Areca Nuts: Madras HC Orders Provisional Release, Directs to Execute Bond for Differential Duty [Read Order]")