https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46302 Investigating officers may conduct an enquiry into the origin of imported goods and, if warranted, place their report for action under customs law, but they cannot bypass the adjudicatory process by coercing the importer to give a statement in their dictated form or by insisting on payment of anti-dumping duty before completion of the enquiry. The importer was also expected to cooperate so the investigation could proceed expeditiously. The enquiry was permitted to continue, but officers were restrained from using force or demanding pre-adjudication payment of duty. en-us Tue, 02 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:56:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46302 Investigating officers may conduct an enquiry into the origin of imported goods and, if warranted, place their report for action under customs law, but they cannot bypass the adjudicatory process by coercing the importer to give a statement in their dictated form or by insisting on payment of anti-dumping duty before completion of the enquiry. The importer was also expected to cooperate so the investigation could proceed expeditiously. The enquiry was permitted to continue, but officers were restrained from using force or demanding pre-adjudication payment of duty. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 02 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46302