Mis-declaration in import descriptions must be deliberate to justify confiscation; withheld contemporaneous import documents invalidate value redeterm...
Liability for EPCG export shortfall: duty and interest sustained, but confiscation and penalties quashed where no fraud and causes beyond importer con...
Threshold scrutiny of locus standi under Section 94 IBC is permissible because the tribunal must first verify the jurisdictional fact of personal guarantor status before assuming jurisdiction; that inquiry goes only to maintainability and does not decide insolvency merits. The text also notes that the Section 97 process, including appointment of a Resolution Professional, is not automatic unless the application is validly instituted. On the facts, the applicant was described only as a co-borrower, produced no guarantee deed despite opportunity, and a later demand notice could not by itself establish guarantor status, so the application was not entertainable.
Threshold scrutiny of locus standi under Section 94 IBC is permissible because the tribunal must first verify the jurisdictional fact of personal guarantor status before assuming jurisdiction; that inquiry goes only to maintainability and does not decide insolvency merits. The text also notes that the Section 97 process, including appointment of a Resolution Professional, is not automatic unless the application is validly instituted. On the facts, the applicant was described only as a co-borrower, produced no guarantee deed despite opportunity, and a later demand notice could not by itself establish guarantor status, so the application was not entertainable.
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