Passenger Trying to Smuggle Hybrid Ganja to UAE Caught at Kochi Airport, Customs Seizes Rs. 5.5 Crore Worth of Contraband
In a major operation led by S.K. Rahman, Chief Commissioner of the Thiruvananthapuram Customs Zone, officers of the Customs (Preventive) Cochin unit...
![Customs Dept must distinguish ‘Jewellery’ & ‘Personal ‘Jewellery’ while Considering Seizure: Delhi HC Orders Release of Gold on Condition of Re-Export [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Personal-gold-seized-1.jpg "Customs Dept must distinguish ‘Jewellery’ & ‘Personal ‘Jewellery’ while Considering Seizure: Delhi HC Orders Release of Gold on Condition of Re-Export [Read Order]")
![Personal Gold Jewellery Worn at Family Event Abroad Seized at Airport: Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Personal-gold-seized.jpg "Personal Gold Jewellery Worn at Family Event Abroad Seized at Airport: Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release [Read Order]")
![Delhi High Court directs Refund for Confiscated Gold Due to Customs Departments Inaction [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Delhi-High-Court-refund-Confiscated-Gold-TAXSCAN.jpg "Delhi High Court directs Refund for Confiscated Gold Due to Customs Departments Inaction [Read Order]")
![Temporary Exemption from ICEGATE: Manual Duty Payments via TR6 Permitted for SEZ IT/ITeS Units [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SEZ-taxscan.jpeg "Temporary Exemption from ICEGATE: Manual Duty Payments via TR6 Permitted for SEZ IT/ITeS Units [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Probes Customs Officer’s Locus Standi to file PIL against Abhishek Banerjee’s Wife on 2019 Incident [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by customs officer Raj Kumar Barthwal, who had sought an investigation into an incident from 2019 at the Kolkata airport...
![Supreme Court Probes Customs Officer’s Locus Standi to file PIL against Abhishek Banerjee’s Wife on 2019 Incident [Read Judgement]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/suprem-court.jpg "Supreme Court Probes Customs Officer’s Locus Standi to file PIL against Abhishek Banerjee’s Wife on 2019 Incident [Read Judgement]")
Delhi HC directs Customs to Sensitize Officials on Detention of Personal Gold and Old Jewellery of Air Travellers [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court, while adjudicating a recent matter, directed the Customs Department to sensitize its officials and implement immediate measures to prevent the unlawful detention of personal...
![Delhi HC directs Customs to Sensitize Officials on Detention of Personal Gold and Old Jewellery of Air Travellers [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Delhi-HC-Customs-to-Sensitize-Officials-Detention-of-Personal-Gold-Old-Jewellery-of-Air-Travellers-taxscan.jpg "Delhi HC directs Customs to Sensitize Officials on Detention of Personal Gold and Old Jewellery of Air Travellers [Read Order]")
Calcutta HC stays Customs SCN against Hinduja Global: Prima Facie Finds No Jurisdiction Without SEIS Scrip Cancellation [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Calcutta High Court granted an interim stay on a show-cause notice (SCN) issued by the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Port) against Hinduja Global Solutions Limited. The...
![Calcutta HC stays Customs SCN against Hinduja Global: Prima Facie Finds No Jurisdiction Without SEIS Scrip Cancellation [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Calcutta-High-Court.jpg "Calcutta HC stays Customs SCN against Hinduja Global: Prima Facie Finds No Jurisdiction Without SEIS Scrip Cancellation [Read Order]")
Customs cannot Deny IGST Refund to Exporter even if Higher Rate of Duty Drawback was Availed: Madras HC [Read Order]
In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench, has held that the Customs Department cannot deny refund of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) to exporters merely on the grounds...
![Customs cannot Deny IGST Refund to Exporter even if Higher Rate of Duty Drawback was Availed: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Customs-IGST-Refund-IGST-Refund-to-Exporter-Higher-Rate-of-Duty-Drawback-Duty-Drawback-Duty-Drawback-was-Availed-Madras-HC-taxscan.jpg "Customs cannot Deny IGST Refund to Exporter even if Higher Rate of Duty Drawback was Availed: Madras HC [Read Order]")
“Personal Effects” u/s 2(vi) of Baggage Rules cannot exclude Personal Jewelry or Ornaments: Delhi HC [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court recently noted that 3 gold bangles would have been worn by the petitioner as a part of her personal effects, and there was no requirement to declare the same. The writ...
![“Personal Effects” u/s 2(vi) of Baggage Rules cannot exclude Personal Jewelry or Ornaments: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Delhi-High-Court-Jewelry-Ornaments-Taxscan.jpg "“Personal Effects” u/s 2(vi) of Baggage Rules cannot exclude Personal Jewelry or Ornaments: Delhi HC [Read Order]")