Transaction Values Rejected Without Grounds; Rule 7 Valuation Only if Rule 12 Conditions Met; Case Remanded for Review.

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....Valuation - the grounds for rejection of transaction values in respect of some Bills of Entry were absent in the case. - The fact that DRI officers had obtained a certificate from the Chartered Engineer is irrelevant to the case. - Valuation under Rule 7 becomes relevant only if the requirements for rejection of the transaction value under Rule 12 are first met and then it is also found that the value cannot be determined as per Rules 4 and 5. - The Commissioner (Appeals) was correct in holding that the value should be determined based on contemporaneous imports and for that purpose remanding the matter to original authority. - AT....