https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=268513 The Tribunal upheld penalties of Rs. 5 lakhs each on the appellants for abetting customs duty evasion on newsprint by misusing import facilities. Despite no duty demand against them, the penalties were justified due to their active participation in the evasion scheme, as evidenced by their connections with other noticees and involvement in purchasing newsprint at concessional rates. The appellants' awareness of the duty evasion and payment towards differential duty indicated their complicity, leading to the dismissal of their appeals. en-us Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=268513 The Tribunal upheld penalties of Rs. 5 lakhs each on the appellants for abetting customs duty evasion on newsprint by misusing import facilities. Despite no duty demand against them, the penalties were justified due to their active participation in the evasion scheme, as evidenced by their connections with other noticees and involvement in purchasing newsprint at concessional rates. The appellants' awareness of the duty evasion and payment towards differential duty indicated their complicity, leading to the dismissal of their appeals. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=268513