Parts of Power Banks Were Eligible for Exemption under Notification Number 50/2017-Cus (S. No. 512)

CUSTOMS, EXCISE & SERVICE TAX  APPELLATE TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI ~~~~~ PRINCIPAL BENCH – COURT NO.3 Customs Appeal No. 51063 Of 2020   [Arising out of Order-in-Original No. 22/2020/U.G./Pr. Comm dated 01.06.2020 passed by Principal Commissioner of Customs, (Import) Air Cargo Complex, New Delhi-110037] TDK INDIA PVT LTD Vs PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER of CUSTOMS, (IMPORT), AIR CARGO COMPLEX NEW DELHI APPEARANCE: Shri B. L. Narasimhan, Ms. Jyoti Pal and Ms. Anjali Singh, Advocates for the Appellant Shri Nagendra Yadav, Authorised Representative for the Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MS. BINU TAMTA, MEMBER (JUDICIAL) HON’BLE MR. P. V. SUBBA RAO, MEMBER (TECHNICAL) FINAL ORDER NO. [...]

Mis-Classification Does Not Amount To ‘Wilful and Deliberate Suppression of Facts’

CUSTOMS, EXCISE & SERVICE TAX  APPELLATE TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI.  PRINCIPAL BENCH, COURT NO. III CUSTOMS APPEAL NO. 51041 OF 2020 [Arising out of the Order-in-Original No. 16/2020/UG/Principal Commissioner dated 28/05/2020 passed by Principal Commissioner of Customs (Imports), New Customs House, New Delhi – 110 037.] M/s Secure Meters Ltd. Versus Principal Commissioner of Customs   APPEARANCE: Shri V. Lakshmikumaran, Ms. Rubel Bareja, Ms. Anisha [...]

Importer Not Liable For Penalty Due To Fraud by Clearing & Forwarding Agent

CUSTOMS, EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX  APPELLATE TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI PRINCIPAL BENCH – COURT NO. I CUSTOMS APPEAL NO. 53817 OF 2018 (Arising out of Order-in-Original No. 05/2018-19/V.S./Commr (Import) dated 29.08.2018 passed by the Commissioner of Customs, ACC (Import), New customs House, New Delhi)   M/s Spectro Lab Equipments Pvt. Ltd. versus Commissioner of Customs   APPEARANCE: Ms. Reena Khair and Shri Shubham Jaiswal, Advocates for the Appellant Shri Rakesh Kumar, Authorized Representative for the Department CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DILIP GUPTA, PRESIDENT HON’BLE MR. P. V. SUBBA RAO, MEMBER (TECHNICAL) [...]

Appellant Entitled To Interest Due To Delay in Drawback Disbursal

CUSTOMS, EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX  APPELLATE TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI  PRINCIPAL BENCH – COURT NO. I CUSTOMS APPEAL NO. 51977 OF 2022 (Arising out of Order-in-Appeal No. D-II/ICD/PPG/782/2022-23 dated 12.07.2022 passed by the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), New Customs House, New Delhi)   M/s Siddhachalam Exports Pvt. Ltd. versus The Commissioner of Customs (ICDs)   APPEARANCE: Shri Hari Radha Krishan, Advocate for the Appellant Shri M.R. Dhaniya, Authorized Representative for the Department CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DILIP GUPTA, PRESIDENT HON’BLE MR. P. V. SUBBA RAO, MEMBER (TECHNICAL) DATE OF HEARING: 08.08.2024 DATE OF DECISION: 29.01.2025 FINAL ORDER NO. 50104/2025 JUSTICE DILIP GUPTA: M/s [...]

Mis-classification of a product is no ground to confiscate the goods or to impose penalty: CESTAT

CUSTOMS, EXCISE & SERVICE TAX  APPELLATE TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI PRINCIPAL BENCH – COURT NO.III Customs Appeal No.51182 of 2022   [Arising out of Order-in-Appeal No.CC(A)CUSTOMS/D-II/IMP/ICD-TKD/1507/2021- 22 dated 06.01.2022 passed by the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals),New Customs House, New Delhi.] M/s. Aska Equipments Ltd. VERSUS Commissioner of Customs(Import),   APPEARANCE: Shri Vaibhav Singh, Advocate for the appellant. Shri Girijesh Kumar, Authorised Representative for the respondent. CORAM:   HON’BLE MS. BINU TAMTA, MEMBER (JUDICIAL) HON’BLE MR. P.V. SUBBA RAO, MEMBER (TECHNICAL) FINAL ORDER NO.50117/2025     BINU TAMTA: DATE OF HEARING: 06.01.2025 DATE OF DECISION:31.01.2025   M/s.Aska Equipments Ltd. 1 has challenged the Order-in- Appeal No. CC(A)CUSTOMS/D-II/IMP/ICD-TKD/1507/2021-22 dated 06.01.2022 upholding the Order-in-Original re-classifying [...]

WRIT MAINTAINABLE DESPITE ALTERNATIVE REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE- DENIAL OF CROSS-EXAMINATION- PETITIONER CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE BECAUSE EXPORTERS WERE NOT TRACEABLE

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI  Judgment reserved on: 01 December 2023 Judgment pronounced on: 30 January 2024  W.P. (C) 15808/2022 NAMAN GUPTA  versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AIRPORT AND GENERAL  CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA J U D G M E [...]