https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42317 Confiscation of imported goods under the Customs Act requires proof that the import contravened a legal prohibition or other applicable law; a bare assertion of contravention without supporting material is insufficient, and related conditions imposed for reshipment lack authority if not grounded in law. The owners of confiscated goods, or persons directly burdened by the order, are aggrieved parties with standing to appeal, so an appeal cannot be rejected solely because the foreign supplier was not the appellant. The customs orders were annulled, the redemption fine was ordered to be refunded, and costs followed. en-us Tue, 19 Jul 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:59:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42317 Confiscation of imported goods under the Customs Act requires proof that the import contravened a legal prohibition or other applicable law; a bare assertion of contravention without supporting material is insufficient, and related conditions imposed for reshipment lack authority if not grounded in law. The owners of confiscated goods, or persons directly burdened by the order, are aggrieved parties with standing to appeal, so an appeal cannot be rejected solely because the foreign supplier was not the appellant. The customs orders were annulled, the redemption fine was ordered to be refunded, and costs followed. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 19 Jul 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42317