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Customs Brokers Can’t Be Penalised When Importer Cleared of Mala Fide Intent: CESTAT

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The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside penalties imposed on two customs brokers, holding that when the importer itself has been exonerated of mala fide intent in a classification dispute, the brokers cannot be accused of abetting duty evasion. The bench of P. Dinesha (Judicial Member)…

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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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