Red Sanders Smuggling: Rs. 1 Lakh Penalty on Imposed On Truck Driver: CESTAT

HomeIndirect TaxesRed Sanders Smuggling: Rs. 1 Lakh Penalty on Imposed On Truck Driver:...

Red Sanders Smuggling: Rs. 1 Lakh Penalty on Imposed On Truck Driver: CESTAT

Indirect Taxes Top Stories

Published on

25/02/2026

By Mariya Paliwala

Red Sanders Smuggling: Rs. 1 Lakh Penalty on Imposed On Truck Driver: CESTAT

🚀 Stay Connected With JurisHour

WhatsApp X Telegram

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has upheld a penalty of Rs. 1 lakh on a truck driver involved in an attempted smuggling of red sanders, while reducing the redemption fine imposed on the vehicle from Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 1 lakh. The bench of Somesh Arora (Judicial Member)…

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here

Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

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.

Tags
Red Sanders Smuggling