Bona fide disclosure requirements govern under-reporting penalties, and post-penalty immunity applications cannot secure available statutory protectio...
Certificate-of-origin verification procedure governs preferential customs benefits; denial without retroactive verification was set aside with consequ...
Disciplinary Committee jurisdiction and mandatory investigation requirements invalidated cancellation of an insolvency professional's registration and...
Retention of seized property survives where recorded reasons support proceeds of crime, while stayed investigation periods are excluded from limitatio...
An amount paid at import remains a refundable deposit where the bill of entry is unfinalised, no out-of-charge order for home consumption is issued, and the amount is not appropriated as customs duty. The imported pillow and duvet goods failed statutory quarantine requirements and were destroyed before clearance. As redemption fine and penalty were separately imposed and paid for the goods-related illegality, the pre-clearance deposit could not be retained as duty. The refund denial was set aside, and refund was granted with consequential relief in accordance with law.
An amount paid at import remains a refundable deposit where the bill of entry is unfinalised, no out-of-charge order for home consumption is issued, and the amount is not appropriated as customs duty. The imported pillow and duvet goods failed statutory quarantine requirements and were destroyed before clearance. As redemption fine and penalty were separately imposed and paid for the goods-related illegality, the pre-clearance deposit could not be retained as duty. The refund denial was set aside, and refund was granted with consequential relief in accordance with law.
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