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

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

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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

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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…

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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.

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

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