Person chargeable with duty must be the importer at importation; subsequent purchasers cannot be held liable where beneficial owner rules did not appl...
Electronic service to the e-mail address provided by the taxpayer discharged the Department's duty; non-receipt caused by the taxpayer's agent or chartered accountant is not a ground for interference and does not absolve the taxpayer. Uploading notices on the portal's Additional Notices and Orders tab claimed by the taxpayer was treated as an afterthought and did not alter service. Multiple opportunities to respond and to deposit the amount were afforded but no reply or payment was made. Resultantly, judicial intervention in the form of relief against the impugned order was declined.
Electronic service to the e-mail address provided by the taxpayer discharged the Department's duty; non-receipt caused by the taxpayer's agent or chartered accountant is not a ground for interference and does not absolve the taxpayer. Uploading notices on the portal's Additional Notices and Orders tab claimed by the taxpayer was treated as an afterthought and did not alter service. Multiple opportunities to respond and to deposit the amount were afforded but no reply or payment was made. Resultantly, judicial intervention in the form of relief against the impugned order was declined.
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