Judicial discipline requires consistent reassessment treatment where identical facts were decided for the same taxpayer in the preceding assessment ye...
Reverse burden of proof for notified gold is discharged when the carrier produces a delivery challan supporting lawful possession. The evidential burden then shifts to Revenue to prove foreign origin and smuggling. A town seizure, gold purity below 99.9%, and procurement records corroborated by GSTR-2A did not establish reasonable belief that the gold was smuggled. On those facts, confiscation was set aside and release of the gold was directed.
Reverse burden of proof for notified gold is discharged when the carrier produces a delivery challan supporting lawful possession. The evidential burden then shifts to Revenue to prove foreign origin and smuggling. A town seizure, gold purity below 99.9%, and procurement records corroborated by GSTR-2A did not establish reasonable belief that the gold was smuggled. On those facts, confiscation was set aside and release of the gold was directed.
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