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...
Necessary-party requirements limit impleadment of independent entities, while deferred consideration does not create an appealable adverse determinati...
Levy of penalty u/s 11AC of Central Excise Act, 1944 - duty liability from January 2009 onwards was being discharged on lower values by applying appropriate rate of duty to value derived from CAS 4 of 2008 - mistake/ inadvertence - While penalties were imposed under section 11AC of the Central Excise Act, 1944, the CESTAT notes that this provision does not autonomously empower imposition; instead, it is controlled by section 11A, and considering the circumstances, the penalties are set aside.
Levy of penalty u/s 11AC of Central Excise Act, 1944 - duty liability from January 2009 onwards was being discharged on lower values by applying appropriate rate of duty to value derived from CAS 4 of 2008 - mistake/ inadvertence - While penalties were imposed under section 11AC of the Central Excise Act, 1944, the CESTAT notes that this provision does not autonomously empower imposition; instead, it is controlled by section 11A, and considering the circumstances, the penalties are set aside.
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