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HomeIndirect TaxesCigarette Packets Can’t Be Auctioned But Should Be Destroyed: CESTAT Orders Customs...

Cigarette Packets Can’t Be Auctioned But Should Be Destroyed: CESTAT Orders Customs to Refund Auction Money With Interest

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Cigarette Packets Can’t Be Auctioned But Should Be Destroyed: CESTAT Orders Customs to Refund Auction Money With Interest

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The Delhi bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has directed the Customs Department to refund the entire amount deposited by an auction bidder for confiscated cigarettes, along with 6% annual interest, holding that the forfeiture of the deposit was unlawful as the goods themselves could not have been legally sold in…

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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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