https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418880 Imported Sajji Khar was treated as food not specified under the Food Safety and Standards framework because the competent food authority clarified that prior product approval was not required until specific standards were notified. The consignment had also been tested and certified against the applicable standards for foods not specified. A later customs instruction could not be applied retrospectively to an import and warehousing bill filed earlier, so it could not justify confiscation or penal action. On those facts, confiscation was unsustainable, and the redemption fine and penalty were set aside. en-us Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 26 Feb 2022 05:59:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418880 Imported Sajji Khar was treated as food not specified under the Food Safety and Standards framework because the competent food authority clarified that prior product approval was not required until specific standards were notified. The consignment had also been tested and certified against the applicable standards for foods not specified. A later customs instruction could not be applied retrospectively to an import and warehousing bill filed earlier, so it could not justify confiscation or penal action. On those facts, confiscation was unsustainable, and the redemption fine and penalty were set aside. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418880