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Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Mining Royalty Paid Under RCM
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
SCN Need Not Use Exact Words to Invoke Extended Limitation if Duty Evasion Is Evident: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has upheld the invocation of the extended limitation period under...
Indirect Taxes
Mumbai Customs Seizes Rs. 3.15 Crore Worth 24KT Gold at Airport; Dubai Passengers Arrested
Officers of the Mumbai Airport Commissionerate under Mumbai Customs Zone–III have seized 2.277 kilograms...
Indirect Taxes
Mumbai Customs Busts Smuggling Rackets: Gold Worth Rs. 95 Lakh and Contraband Goods Seized from Dubai Passengers
The officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone–III, detected multiple smuggling cases during...
Indirect Taxes
Non-Communication of Time Extension Not Fatal Under Customs Law If Statute Doesn’t Mandate It: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that failure to communicate an extension of time...
Indirect Taxes
Customs Can’t Retain Duty Not Legally Payable Even If Benefit Claimed Belatedly: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that the customs department cannot retain customs duty...
Indirect Taxes
S. 108 Statements Not Admissible but Raise Factual Issues; Delhi HC Directs Appearance Before Customs For Fresh Decision On Seized Gold
The Delhi High Court while directing the appearance of the petitioner before customs department...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi High Court Orders Customs Dept. To Release Bride’s Confiscated Gold, iPhones; Waives Warehousing Charges
In significant relief to a woman whose wedding gifts were seized at IGI Airport,...
Indirect Taxes
Bengaluru Customs Seizes 5 Kg of Hydroponic Ganja from Passenger Arriving from Bangkok
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Bengaluru Customs intercepted a passenger arriving from Bangkok...
Indirect Taxes
DRI and Customs Intercept Undeclared Foreign Currency Worth Rs. 50.62 Lakh from Passenger at Ahmedabad Airport
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, in coordination with the Customs...
Indirect Taxes
Delhi Customs Arrest Importer in Rs. 10 Crore Forged Invoices Case
The Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch (SIIB) of the Air Cargo Complex (Import), under...
Indirect Taxes
1st Meeting: SIT on Vantara to Probe Violations Linked to Customs and Import/Export Laws Governing Exotic Animals
A day after the Supreme Court constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under former...
Indirect Taxes
Customs to Deploy Sniffer Dogs at Kerala Airports Amid Rising Hybrid Ganja and Gold Smuggling Cases
With hybrid ganja smuggling cases witnessing a sharp rise in Kerala, the Customs Department...
Indirect Taxes
How Much Gold Can Hajj Pilgrims Bring Back to India? Rules, Limits and Duties Explained
For many Indian hajj pilgrims, gold shopping in Saudi Arabia feels attractive because the...
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Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Mining Royalty Paid Under RCM
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
SCN Need Not Use Exact Words to Invoke Extended Limitation if Duty Evasion Is Evident: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has upheld the invocation of the extended limitation period under...
GST
GST | Mere Allegation of Inadequate Consideration of Reply Not Enough to Invoke Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging an adjudication order confirming...
Indirect Taxes
Belated Retraction Can’t Override Customs Evidence: Delhi High Court Upholds Gold Confiscation
The Delhi High Court has upheld the confiscation of over 2.7 kilograms of undeclared...