2005 (2) TMI 728

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....other goods consisting of 12 gunny bags, which arrived from Kolkata on 20-11-2002. The said goods were cleared through Calcutta Customs earlier under Bill of Entry No. 278108 dated 30-10-2002 in the name of M/s. Deepak Enterprises, Kolkata, and in the course of examination, it was found that the said goods were misdeclared in terms of value, quantity, description and later the case was handed over to R&I of Preventive Commissionerate of Mumbai Customs on 25-2-2003. Thereafter, detailed investigations were carried out and the case was adjudicated by the Additional Commissioner of Customs, by which goods were confiscated and CVD of Rs. 6,941/-, which has been short levied, has been confirmed and an option to redeem the goods confiscated was g....

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....text, reliance has been placed on the decision of Ram Nath Jayant v. Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi, reported in 2000 (119) E.L.T. 312 (Tribunal) wherein it is held as under: "The proper officer having territorial jurisdiction over the sites of the seized goods will not lose his authority to initiate proceedings for confiscation or penalty merely because the goods were initially imported and cleared for home consumption by another proper officer. To the extent the clearance that was given u/s 47 by the proper officer at Kolkata Port did not correspond to the goods seized by the Customs authorities, Mumbai".  6.The facts covered by the aforesaid decision relates to the seizure of various items imported in India and the notices ha....