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...
Rectification proceedings invoked to recompute depreciation were held beyond the scope of the apparent mistake remedy because such powers address only manifest errors on the record and not detailed re-assessment; consequence: rectification to re-compute depreciation is invalid. Reopening of assessment was invalidated where the reasons and supervisory approval relied on incorrect AY references and unchecked figures, demonstrating non-application of mind and reliance on irrelevant information; consequence: the reopening notice vitiated for want of proper jurisdictional foundation and in favour of the assessee.
Rectification proceedings invoked to recompute depreciation were held beyond the scope of the apparent mistake remedy because such powers address only manifest errors on the record and not detailed re-assessment; consequence: rectification to re-compute depreciation is invalid. Reopening of assessment was invalidated where the reasons and supervisory approval relied on incorrect AY references and unchecked figures, demonstrating non-application of mind and reliance on irrelevant information; consequence: the reopening notice vitiated for want of proper jurisdictional foundation and in favour of the assessee.
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