CBI books customs officials for ₹6.99 crore bribe to clear ₹487 crore fake gold exports
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against four customs officials and several exporters for their alleged role in a...
![No Evidence of Export Attempt of Prohibited Shark Fins: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation and Penalty, Clarifies ‘Attempt to Export’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/19/250x150_2078344-export-attempt-prohibited-shark-fins-cestat-attempt-export-taxscan.webp "No Evidence of Export Attempt of Prohibited Shark Fins: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation and Penalty, Clarifies ‘Attempt to Export’ [Read Order]")
![Delhi HC Directs CESTAT to Hear Appeal on Duty Demand for Second Container Seized from Godown With 50% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/19/250x150_2078361-delhi-hc-cestat-cestat-to-hear-appeal-hear-appeal-on-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC Directs CESTAT to Hear Appeal on Duty Demand for Second Container Seized from Godown With 50% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]")
![Mandatory UK Registration Does Not Deny ‘New Car’ Status: CESTAT Grants 60% Concessional Duty on Imported Bentley [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/250x150_2075761-cestat-delhi-mandatory-uk-registration-taxscan.webp "Mandatory UK Registration Does Not Deny ‘New Car’ Status: CESTAT Grants 60% Concessional Duty on Imported Bentley [Read Order]")
CFS License Suspended Alleging Smuggling of Poppy Seeds from Myanmar: Madras HC Orders Customs to Reconsider Decision [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has directed the customs department to reconsider the suspension of the Container Freight Station ( CFS ) licence, which suspended alleged smuggling of 56 MT poppy seeds from...
![CFS License Suspended Alleging Smuggling of Poppy Seeds from Myanmar: Madras HC Orders Customs to Reconsider Decision [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/500x300_2068178-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "CFS License Suspended Alleging Smuggling of Poppy Seeds from Myanmar: Madras HC Orders Customs to Reconsider Decision [Read Order]")
Calcutta HC Slams Customs Authorities for Judicial Overreach, Relief to Importer in 27-Year-Old ‘Prawn Feed’ Classification Dispute [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court has allowed the appeal filed by the petitioner, setting aside both the 2017 de novo adjudication order and a subsequent Customs Appellate Tribunal ruling dated June 26,...
![Calcutta HC Slams Customs Authorities for Judicial Overreach, Relief to Importer in 27-Year-Old ‘Prawn Feed’ Classification Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/500x300_2067055-calcutta-hc-slams-prawn-feed-customs-authorities-taxscan.webp "Calcutta HC Slams Customs Authorities for Judicial Overreach, Relief to Importer in 27-Year-Old ‘Prawn Feed’ Classification Dispute [Read Order]")
DRI Busts Mumbai Woman Smuggling 6 Kg Cocaine worth ₹62 Crore in Oreo Biscuit Boxes on Flight from Doha
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on July 15, 2025 arrested a woman at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after intercepting a consignment of cocaine valued at...
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/2025/07/14/500x300_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]")
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/2025/06/26/500x300_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]")
CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that no penalty could be imposed on a diamond company director in the absence of any evidence showing...
![CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/19/500x300_2050408-penalty.webp "CESTAT Quashes Penalty on Diamond Firm Director: No Proof of Misdeclaration or Overvaluation in Exports [Read Order]")