https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103548 Sections 130 and 130E of the Customs Act exclude High Court appellate jurisdiction over questions relating to the rate of customs duty, including peripheral issues affecting assessment. Entitlement to customs-duty exemption for stores imported for vessel-salvage operations bears on the rate of duty and has wider application; it must therefore be challenged directly before the Supreme Court under Section 130E. Appeals raising that exemption issue are not maintainable before the High Court and are liable to be dismissed for want of jurisdiction, with the Revenue free to approach the Supreme Court. en-us Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:20:28 +0530 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:20:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103548 Sections 130 and 130E of the Customs Act exclude High Court appellate jurisdiction over questions relating to the rate of customs duty, including peripheral issues affecting assessment. Entitlement to customs-duty exemption for stores imported for vessel-salvage operations bears on the rate of duty and has wider application; it must therefore be challenged directly before the Supreme Court under Section 130E. Appeals raising that exemption issue are not maintainable before the High Court and are liable to be dismissed for want of jurisdiction, with the Revenue free to approach the Supreme Court. Highlights Customs Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:20:28 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103548