Authentication of paper assessment orders upheld, while qualifying repairs, consumables and vendor advance write-offs remain deductible business claim...
Transaction value cannot be rejected solely on non-statutory valuation guidelines without corroborative evidence supporting reassessment of final cust...
Cross-examination rights and corroborated evidence limit customs penalties for misdeclaration in genuine import transactions involving documented clea...
Tariff classification of vehicle gear components follows the specific gearing entry, displacing motor-vehicle parts classification and related liabili...
Addition of transportation charges - The contention of the Assessee that its books were destroyed in a cyclone ought not to have been brushed aside easily by the ITAT - It could have been possible for the AO to have summoned the Area Sales Executive of BDA Limited, who issued the above letter. For some reason, that was not done. ITAT could have also adopted the approach earlier adopted by it in its order dated 2nd September, 2008 viz., sending the matter back to the AO for a fresh verification. Even that was somehow given up when the ITAT again passed the subsequent order after recall of the earlier order. - HC
Addition of transportation charges - The contention of the Assessee that its books were destroyed in a cyclone ought not to have been brushed aside easily by the ITAT - It could have been possible for the AO to have summoned the Area Sales Executive of BDA Limited, who issued the above letter. For some reason, that was not done. ITAT could have also adopted the approach earlier adopted by it in its order dated 2nd September, 2008 viz., sending the matter back to the AO for a fresh verification. Even that was somehow given up when the ITAT again passed the subsequent order after recall of the earlier order. - HC
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