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Customs Can’t Penalize Broker for MEIS Classification Dispute; Only DGFT Has Jurisdiction: Madras High Court

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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that Customs officials cannot initiate penal action against customs broker in cases involving alleged wrongful availment of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) benefits when the scrips granted by the DGFT remain valid and unrevoked. The bench of Justice N.Anand Venkatesh and Justice K.K.Ramakrishnan has…

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Mariya Paliwala
Mariya Paliwalahttps://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.

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