TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2016 (2) TMI 355
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....Respondent : Mr Piyush Kumar, Adv ORDER Per Ashok Jindal Revenue is in appeal against the impugned order. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent imported ammunition from M/s. Winchester Australia Ltd., Australia and filed Bills of Entry for clearance of the same. The description of goods is as under:- Bill of Entry No. dated Invoice No. & Date Declared Discription Qnty. Nos....
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....s not .30 Mauser partridges, therefore the same do not fall under Para 2.34 of the Hand Book of Procedures, 2009-14 and the respondent is not having the licence to import thereof. In these set of facts, the Show Cause Notice was issued to the respondent and the imported cartridges were held liable for confiscation and accordingly absolutely confiscated and a penalty of Rs. 1.25 lakhs was also impo....
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....erted into 7.62 in Metric system and therefore the impugned cartridges 7.25 X 25mm, which is equivalent to 0.30mm cartridges. To support this contention, he also relied on the decision of the Tribunal in the case of Capital Gun House Vs. CC (Imports), Mumbai [2008 (223) ELY 492 (Tri.-Mumbai)] and submits that the appeal of the Revenue be dismissed. 5. Heard the parties and considered the submissi....
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.... fire the imported Tokarev cartridges. The only objection is that the Tokarev cartridges are powerful than Mauser cartridge. Hence, they are not one and the same. It is emphasized that the Assistant Commissioner does not dispute that the imported Tokarev cartridge can be used, chambered and fired from .30 Mauser pistol. The objection that Tokarev cartridges are more powerful than Mauser is irrelev....