![Electronic Data without Section 138C Certification Inadmissible: CESTAT Rejects DRI’s Electronic Evidence in Customs Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/500x300_2104316-electronic-data-cestat-rejects-dris-electronic-evidence-customs-case-taxscan.webp "Electronic Data without Section 138C Certification Inadmissible: CESTAT Rejects DRI’s Electronic Evidence in Customs Case [Read Order]")
Electronic Data without Section 138C Certification Inadmissible: CESTAT Rejects DRI’s Electronic Evidence in Customs Case [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, ruled that electronic data retrieved from...
![CESTAT Rules Re-determination of Value Based on Unsustainable Forensic Data Invalid [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/250x150_2104262-cestat-cestat-rules-re-determination-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Re-determination of Value Based on Unsustainable Forensic Data Invalid [Read Order]")
![Advertisement and Promotional Expenses Incurred “On Own Account” Cannot be Added to Customs Value of Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/14/250x150_2105045-customs-value-taxscan.webp "Advertisement and Promotional Expenses Incurred “On Own Account” Cannot be Added to Customs Value of Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![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/2025/11/13/250x150_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]")
![Delhi HC Holds DRI Officers as Proper Authorities under Section 28: Restores Microsoft India’s Customs Appeals for Merit Hearing [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/01/250x150_2101584-delhi-hc-holds-dri-officers-proper-authorities-under-section-28-restores-microsoft-india-customs-appeals-for-merit-hearing-txn.webp "Delhi HC Holds DRI Officers as Proper Authorities under Section 28: Restores Microsoft India’s Customs Appeals for Merit Hearing [Read Order]")
Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has granted bail to an accused who was arrested under the Customs Act, 1962, in a case concerning the alleged smuggling of gold worth approximately Rs....
![Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100439-gold-smuggling-case-madras-hc-bail-accused-arrested-customs-act-taxscan.webp "Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]")
DRI Officials Recognized as 'Proper Officers' Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]
In a significant order, the Delhi High Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the jurisdiction of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials to act as ‘proper officers’ under the...
![DRI Officials Recognized as Proper Officers Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100313-dri-officers-taxscan.webp "DRI Officials Recognized as Proper Officers Under Customs Act: Delhi HC Disposes of Petition Challenging Jurisdiction [Read Order]")
Misclassification of PVC Coated Fabrics: Madras HC modifies directs to Execute Rs. 11L Bond instead of Bank Guarantee [Read Order]
The Madras High Court modified conditions imposed in a provisional release order concerning a consignment of imported PVC coated fabrics to the extent of furnishing bank guarantee. The court...
![Misclassification of PVC Coated Fabrics: Madras HC modifies directs to Execute Rs. 11L Bond instead of Bank Guarantee [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/05/500x300_2093972-misclassification-pvc-coated-fabrics-madras-hc-execute-instead-of-bank-guarantee-taxscan-1-1.webp "Misclassification of PVC Coated Fabrics: Madras HC modifies directs to Execute Rs. 11L Bond instead of Bank Guarantee [Read Order]")
Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that exemption notifications issued under Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 override departmental...
![Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/11/500x300_2085448-imported-gold-taxscan.webp "Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]")
No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has no legal authority under the Customs Act or any...
![No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/03/500x300_2083779-confiscation-without-authority-cestat-dri-customs-brcs-depb-scrips-dgft-rbi-action-taxscan.webp "No Confiscation Without Authority: CESTAT Rules DRI and Customs Cannot Invalidate BRCs or DEPB Scrips Without DGFT or RBI Action [Read Order]")
Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Bombay High Court allowed anticipatory Bail in case of Rs 44 Cr of customs duty evasion involving undervalued walnut imports. The applicants have demonstrated their willingness...
![Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/03/500x300_2072681-customs-duty-evasion-undervalued-walnut-imports-bombay-hc-anticipatory-bail-taxscan.webp "Rs 44 Cr Customs Duty Evasion Involving Undervalued Walnut Imports: Bombay HC Allows Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]")
‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) remanded a case back to the adjudicating authority, holding that the investigation conducted by the Directorate...
![‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/31/500x300_2071316-reinvestigation-dri-axscan.webp "‘Half-Hearted Investigation by DRI’: CESTAT Remands Genuineness of Manufacturing Activity Matter for Reinvestigation [Read Order]")