![Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/2070013-2061093-foreign-gold-taxscan.webp "Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]")
Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) has held that mere Purity of Gold would not make it of foreign...
![64-Gram Gold Piece Seized for Non-Declaration: Delhi HC Permits Release on Payment and Re-Export [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/2066848-seized.webp "64-Gram Gold Piece Seized for Non-Declaration: Delhi HC Permits Release on Payment and Re-Export [Read Order]")
![Customs Appellate Authority Dismissed Appeal citing Delay: CESTAT Sets aside order finding Timely submission u/s 128 of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/20/2066160-customs-appellate-authority-appeal-cestat-customs-act-taxscan.webp "Customs Appellate Authority Dismissed Appeal citing Delay: CESTAT Sets aside order finding Timely submission u/s 128 of Customs Act [Read Order]")
![Smuggling of 3kg Gold Concealed in Shoes via Airport Staff :CESTAT Reduces Penalty From ₹30L to ₹10L Citing Limited Role [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/2065083-smuggling-gold-concealed-shoes-via-airport-staff-taxscan.webp "Smuggling of 3kg Gold Concealed in Shoes via Airport Staff :CESTAT Reduces Penalty From ₹30L to ₹10L Citing Limited Role [Read Order]")
Temporary Storage Outside Bonded Area is Not Unauthorized Removal: CESTAT Quashes Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the temporary placement of goods outside a licensed bonded warehouse does not amount to unauthorized...
![Temporary Storage Outside Bonded Area is Not Unauthorized Removal: CESTAT Quashes Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/16/2064475-confiscation-penalty-customs-taxscan.webp "Temporary Storage Outside Bonded Area is Not Unauthorized Removal: CESTAT Quashes Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the penalty imposed on a Customs officer accused in a red sanders smuggling case could not be...
![CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/14/2063570-penalty-inaccurate-particulars-of-income-inaccurate-particulars-of-income-are-furnished-by-the-assessee-income-itat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes ₹1.5 Crore Penalty on Customs Officer in Red Sanders Smuggling Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]")
Declaration of Value of Goods Cannot be Treated as Suppression Merely Being Incorrect: CESTAT quashes Penalty under Customs Act [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that the declaration of the value of goods was a bonafide declaration and merely because it is...
![Declaration of Value of Goods Cannot be Treated as Suppression Merely Being Incorrect: CESTAT quashes Penalty under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/2058909-2041840-penalty-us-2711c-estimated-itat-penalty-absence-concealment-taxscan-1.webp "Declaration of Value of Goods Cannot be Treated as Suppression Merely Being Incorrect: CESTAT quashes Penalty under Customs Act [Read Order]")
Call Book Fluctuations Not Justification for 15-Year Delay in Customs SCN Adjudication: Delhi HC quashes Final Order [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has quashed a 2008 show cause notice (SCN) issued by the Directorate of RevenueIntelligence (DRI) against Vijay Enterprises and others, citing unreasonable delay and violation...
![Call Book Fluctuations Not Justification for 15-Year Delay in Customs SCN Adjudication: Delhi HC quashes Final Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/26/2054686-cestat-cestat-delhi-show-cause-notice-customs-scn-delay-adjudication-taxscan.webp "Call Book Fluctuations Not Justification for 15-Year Delay in Customs SCN Adjudication: Delhi HC quashes Final Order [Read Order]")
DRI Seizes 92 Lakh Cigarettes worth ₹18.2 Crore Smuggled from Dubai to India, Concealed as ‘Bathroom Fittings’
On June 23, 2025, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Chennai Zonal Unit executed a high‐precision operation on the basis of specific intelligence that foreign‐origin...
Penalty u/s 114(iii) of Customs Act Could not impose based on Statement Recorded u/s 108 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a penalty under section 114(iii) of the Customs Act, 1962, could not be imposed based on a ...
![Penalty u/s 114(iii) of Customs Act Could not impose based on Statement Recorded u/s 108 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/2053995-cestat-new-delhi-customs-act-penalty-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 114(iii) of Customs Act Could not impose based on Statement Recorded u/s 108 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")