Refund of Additional Customs Duty - refund rejected on the...

Refund of Additional Customs Duty - refund rejected on the ground that the claimant is not the importer of the goods - The agreement is sufficient evidence to satisfy that the ownership of the goods was transferred from Doosan Infracore India Pvt.Ltd. to the appellant herein - before the goods were cleared for home consumption as per slump sale agreement, the liability to pay all duties including SAD on the imported goods is on the appellant. Consequent to slump sale agreement, not only the liability to pay duty but also the right to claim SAD refund also is passed on to the appellant herein - sanction of refund to the appellant is legal and proper. - AT