The Calcutta High Court has set aside penalties imposed on a Customs Broker in a case involving alleged smuggling of poppy seeds concealed in a transshipment consignment, holding that penalties under the Customs Act cannot be sustained without clear findings of knowledge, intention, or abetment. The bench of Justice Om Narayan Rai observed that the…
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Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.
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