Imported menthol-scented sweet supari classification dispute: seizure quashed, release for home consumption subject to duty bond; bank guarantee refus...
CKD/SKD air-conditioner components classifiable with finished units by essential character; prior advance ruling extended three years, FTA benefits po...
Scope of judicial review under Article 226: supervisory, not appellate; factual reappraisal barred, challenge dismissed; insolvency professional dutie...
Dominant issue: whether the provisional attachment under the Benami Transactions Act was supportable by evidence of a benami arrangement. The Tribunal held that the Initiating Officer bore the burden of proof and failed to adduce independent, admissible evidence (relying instead on Income-tax material and Section 131 statements) to pierce the corporate veil or show benefit passed to a beneficial owner; the target companies' own profitable business and assessed returns supported legitimate share allotment. Consequence: confirmation of the provisional attachment was rightly denied and the appeals dismissed. - AT
Dominant issue: whether the provisional attachment under the Benami Transactions Act was supportable by evidence of a benami arrangement. The Tribunal held that the Initiating Officer bore the burden of proof and failed to adduce independent, admissible evidence (relying instead on Income-tax material and Section 131 statements) to pierce the corporate veil or show benefit passed to a beneficial owner; the target companies' own profitable business and assessed returns supported legitimate share allotment. Consequence: confirmation of the provisional attachment was rightly denied and the appeals dismissed. - AT
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