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Invalid Invocation of S. 73 for GTO Service Recipients Leads to Quashing of Service Tax Demand: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has held that...
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Service Tax Demand on Limitation Grounds Quashed, Holds No Suppression Without Intent to Evade: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench, has set aside...
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Customs Foil Exotic Bird Smuggling at Kochi Airport; 11 Rare Birds Seized
The Customs officials at Cochin International Airport seized 11 rare and protected exotic bird...
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Mumbai Customs Nabs Traveller For Exotic Wildlife Smuggling In Trolley Bag
Customs officers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport, under Mumbai Customs Zone-III, have...
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CESTAT Rejects Stay Plea in Exotic Birds Smuggling Case; Slams Customs Dept. for Delay Leading to Death of Seized Wildlife
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has rejected the department’s...
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Personal Jewellery Carried Or Worn By Passenger Doesn’t Automatically Constitute Smuggling: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that bona fide personal jewellery carried or worn...
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Hyderabad Airport Crackdown: Rare Exotic Birds Rescued, Smugglers Nabbed
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad,...
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“No Import Without Entry”? CESTAT Verdict Fuels Controversy Over Airport Smuggling Jurisdiction
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has quashed a gold smuggling...
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Post-Pahalgam Attack Crackdown: DRI Seizes Rs. 9 Crore Worth of Pakistan-Origin Goods Smuggled via Dubai
In a decisive strike against illicit trade following the recent Pahalgam terror attacks,...
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Smuggling Attempt Thwarted by Air Customs at Trivandrum, Calicut, and Cochin Airports: 2.1 Kg of Gold Seized
In a major success for India’s customs enforcement, Air Customs at the Trivandrum, Calicut,...
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Customs Officials Rescue Endangered Monkeys Smuggled from Malaysia to Bengaluru
Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) intercepted a shocking case of wildlife smuggling...
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Customs Busts Counterfeit Cigarette Smuggling Racket at Chennai Port
In a major crackdown on illegal trade, the Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch (SIIB)...
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Gold Buttons in Ladies Dresses – Smuggling Attempt Foiled at IGI Airport Under The Leadership Of Vishal Pal SinghÂ
The Customs Department, IGI Airport, New Delhi headed by Commissioner Vishal Pal Singh has...
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Gold Smuggling | CESTAT Upholds Confiscation Of 7 Out Of 10 Gold Bars Of Foreign Origin
BackgroundArgumentsRelevant ProvisionsConclusionFAQsHow do customs detect gold smuggling?Who has a Burden To Prove Gold Smuggling?Case...
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Indirect Taxes
Invalid Invocation of S. 73 for GTO Service Recipients Leads to Quashing of Service Tax Demand: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has held that...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Demand on Limitation Grounds Quashed, Holds No Suppression Without Intent to Evade: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench, has set aside...
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Retrospective Applicability of Beneficial DGFT Notification: CESTAT Allows Home Consumption of Confiscated Goods
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has permitted...
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No Penalty Payable When Service Tax, Interest Are Paid Before SCN: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has set aside...