Person chargeable with duty must be the importer at importation; subsequent purchasers cannot be held liable where beneficial owner rules did not appl...
Prohibited importation of cosmetics without prior regulatory registration attracts seizure and confiscation; warehousing or re export claims do not cu...
Provisional release on security permitted where cash deposit plus bond secures differential duty; classification and treaty benefits referred for deci...
Customs Valuation Rule Sequence must be followed; single-comparator re-determination and penalties set aside without comparability or proof of mis-dec...
Sanction for prosecution for delayed remittance of TDS was challenged on the ground that the authority failed to consider the assessees' detailed replies and supporting documents showing subsequent payment of TDS with penal interest and explaining the delay. The Court held that the impugned sanction order reflected non-application of mind because the explanation and materials were not evaluated in their proper perspective, and a further opportunity to file additional documents was warranted to ensure a justice-oriented decision. The sanction order was set aside and the matter remanded for fresh reconsideration in accordance with law. - HC
Sanction for prosecution for delayed remittance of TDS was challenged on the ground that the authority failed to consider the assessees' detailed replies and supporting documents showing subsequent payment of TDS with penal interest and explaining the delay. The Court held that the impugned sanction order reflected non-application of mind because the explanation and materials were not evaluated in their proper perspective, and a further opportunity to file additional documents was warranted to ensure a justice-oriented decision. The sanction order was set aside and the matter remanded for fresh reconsideration in accordance with law. - HC
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