Car Already Confiscated Once Can’t Be Re-Confiscated; CESTAT Quashes Penalties on Bona Fide Purchasers in Mercedes CLS 320 CDI Import Case

HomeIndirect TaxesCar Already Confiscated Once Can’t Be Re-Confiscated; CESTAT Quashes Penalties on Bona...

Car Already Confiscated Once Can’t Be Re-Confiscated; CESTAT Quashes Penalties on Bona Fide Purchasers in Mercedes CLS 320 CDI Import Case

Indirect Taxes Top Stories

Published on

20/11/2025

By Mariya Paliwala

Car Already Confiscated Once Can’t Be Re-Confiscated; CESTAT Quashes Penalties on Bona Fide Purchasers in Mercedes CLS 320 CDI Import Case

🚀 Stay Connected With JurisHour

WhatsApp X Telegram

In a significant ruling with implications for luxury-car import investigations, the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside penalties imposed in a long-running case involving a Mercedes Benz CLS 320 CDI imported in 2008. The bench of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) And Hemambika R. Priya (Technical Member) struck down…

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
CDI Import Case

Car Already Confiscated Once Can’t Be Re-Confiscated; CESTAT Quashes Penalties on Bona Fide Purchasers in Mercedes CLS 320 CDI Import Case

Membership Required

Latest articles

CIT(A) Not Obligated To Obtain AO’s Remand Report When Issue Already Settled By Jurisdictional High Court: ITAT

Gross Interest Can’t Be Taxed In Hands Of Mere Facilitator: ITAT Restricts Addition To TDS Amount

S. 68 First Proviso Applies Only To Companies, Not Partnership Firms: ITAT

Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Composite GST Assessment Order Covering Multiple FY

More like this

CIT(A) Not Obligated To Obtain AO’s Remand Report When Issue Already Settled By Jurisdictional High Court: ITAT

Gross Interest Can’t Be Taxed In Hands Of Mere Facilitator: ITAT Restricts Addition To TDS Amount

S. 68 First Proviso Applies Only To Companies, Not Partnership Firms: ITAT

About us

Company

Categories