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CESTAT Upholds Rs. 10 Lakh Penalty On Customs Broker for Filing Benami Shipping Bills

13/11/2025

CESTAT Upholds Rs. 10 Lakh Penalty On Customs Broker for Filing Benami Shipping Bills

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has upheld a ₹10 lakh penalty imposed on the Customs Broker for its role in filing fraudulent export documents (benami shipping bills) on behalf of a fictitious exporter. The Bench of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member), dismissed…

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Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 5+ 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 as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies like LiveLaw & Taxscan.

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