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Presumption of Illegal Export Can’t Justify Confiscation: CESTAT Quashes Customs Seizure for Lack of Evidence

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The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has quashed customs seizure for lack of evidence and held that presumption of illegal export can’t justify confiscation. The bench of  Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai has observed that confiscation of textile goods and penalties imposed by Customs authorities, holding that…

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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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