The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a revenue appeal filed by the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) against Shri Pramod Nahata, holding that no penalty can be imposed on a Customs Broker in the absence of evidence establishing fraud, mens rea, or active involvement in duty evasion. The bench of Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj and Justice Uday…
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No Penalty on Customs Broker Without Proof of Fraud; Appeal Dismissed Due to Low Tax Effect: Calcutta High Court
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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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