Officer Must Justify Rejecting Declared Value; Appellant Agreed to Avoid Fees. Case Remanded for Further Review.

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....Valuation - the Proper officer has to provide cogent reasons for rejecting the declared value and the appellant has to be given an opportunity to be heard before enhancement of the declared value. Moreover, in the present case, the appellant had vide letters dated 19.3.2015 and 26.03.2016 had agreed for the enhanced value only to avoid detention and demurrages on the clearance of the goods and also vide letter dated 31.3.2015, appellant had requested for issuance of speaking order. - Matter remanded back - AT....