https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=350825 The Tribunal overturned penalties imposed on the appellants in an appeal against an Order-in-Appeal issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax (Appeals), Lucknow. The appellants, who were involved in booking packages for transportation, successfully argued that they were unaware of the contraband nature of the seized goods and had no knowledge of the goods' unauthorized route. The Tribunal emphasized the lack of evidence linking the appellants to the confiscated goods' nature, leading to the penalties being set aside and both appeals allowed, highlighting the importance of establishing knowledge for imposing penalties under the Customs Act, 1962. en-us Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=350825 The Tribunal overturned penalties imposed on the appellants in an appeal against an Order-in-Appeal issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax (Appeals), Lucknow. The appellants, who were involved in booking packages for transportation, successfully argued that they were unaware of the contraband nature of the seized goods and had no knowledge of the goods' unauthorized route. The Tribunal emphasized the lack of evidence linking the appellants to the confiscated goods' nature, leading to the penalties being set aside and both appeals allowed, highlighting the importance of establishing knowledge for imposing penalties under the Customs Act, 1962. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=350825