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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Customs Valuation Dispute — Mandamus Issued to Assess Imported Scrap on Transaction Value. Court Holds That Declared Transaction Value Must Be Accepted Unless Proper Officer Follows Procedure Under Section 14 and Rule 12 of Customs Valuation Rules, 2007.

The appellants, Century Metal Recycling Pvt. Ltd. and Gauri Shankar Agarwala, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging the pr...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Customs Demand Against Ex-Director for Company Dues — No Personal Liability Without Statutory Provision. Section 142(1)(c)(ii) of Customs Act, 1962 does not authorise recovery from a former director who ceased to be associated with the company before the demand.

The petitioner, Purshottam Das Gupta, an 86-year-old senior citizen, was formerly a director of Sujata Verbatim Limited (later renamed PDG Infotech Li...

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Bombay High Court Allows Cenvat Credit Appeals in Central Excise Case — Extended Limitation Period Not Invokable Without Suppression of Facts. Credit Denial Unsustainable When Simultaneously Available to Other Factories Under Cenvat Credit Rules, 2002.

The case involves four appeals filed under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944 by M/s. Sanvijay Rolling & Engineering Ltd. and Sanjay P. Agarw...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Octroi Officer in Gold Import Octroi Dispute, Remands for Fresh Assessment. The Court held that octroi is leviable on gold ingots imported into municipal limits, and the burden is on the assessee to prove the actual price paid.

The appellant, an Octroi Officer of Pune Municipal Corporation, filed an appeal against the order of the learned Magistrate which had set aside the oc...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Condition in Customs Circular Requiring Bank Guarantee for Accredited Importers. Condition Requiring Bank Guarantee for Differential Duty in Provisional Assessment Held Valid as Reasonable Safeguard Under Customs Act, 1962.

The petitioner, Shah Pulp & Paper Mills Limited, challenged the legality and validity of a condition contained in paragraph 7(iii) of a circular issue...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by Partnership Firm and Partner Against Penalty Under Customs Act — Double Jeopardy Plea Rejected. Penalty on firm and partner under Section 112 of Customs Act, 1962 is permissible as firm is a separate entity for penalty purposes.

The appeal arose from an order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dated 12 February 2004, which reduced penalties impo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Reference Application in Customs Duty Evasion Case Due to Inordinate Delay. Application filed under Section 130 of Customs Act, 1962 for reference of questions of law from CEGAT order held time-barred as delay of 240 days not explained.

The Commissioner of Customs (Import) filed an application under Section 130 of the Customs Act, 1962 seeking a reference to the High Court of certain ...