https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796933 Section 28(11) of the Customs Act validates jurisdiction for customs notices issued by empowered officers, while the Commissioner's SEZ jurisdiction may extend to central-excise powers under applicable notifications. Duty-free SEZ clearances based on fraudulent, invalid, unregistered or unsupported advance-licence arrangements fail to satisfy exemption conditions. Earlier assessment of bills of entry does not prevent duty recovery where fraud and diversion of goods are established; extended limitation may then apply under customs and central-excise law. Sorting, stripping, cutting and segregating imported mixed scrap into commercially distinct ferrous and non-ferrous scrap constitutes manufacture. Fraudulent diversion can also sustain confiscation consequences and separate penalties on an involved partnership firm and active partner. en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:30:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796933 Section 28(11) of the Customs Act validates jurisdiction for customs notices issued by empowered officers, while the Commissioner's SEZ jurisdiction may extend to central-excise powers under applicable notifications. Duty-free SEZ clearances based on fraudulent, invalid, unregistered or unsupported advance-licence arrangements fail to satisfy exemption conditions. Earlier assessment of bills of entry does not prevent duty recovery where fraud and diversion of goods are established; extended limitation may then apply under customs and central-excise law. Sorting, stripping, cutting and segregating imported mixed scrap into commercially distinct ferrous and non-ferrous scrap constitutes manufacture. Fraudulent diversion can also sustain confiscation consequences and separate penalties on an involved partnership firm and active partner. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796933