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2016 (9) TMI 1622
Proper officer - Juridiction to issue Show Cause Notice - Constitutional validity and effect of Section 28(11) of the Customs Act, 1962 - HELD THAT:- Exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and permission to file lengthy list of dates granted. There shall be a stay of operation of the impugned judgment and order dated 3rd May, 2016 passed by the High Court of Delhi.
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2016 (9) TMI 1585
Classification - LCD Panel - Whether to be classified under Tariff Item 9013 8010 of the Customs Tariff Act and is entitled for the benefit of BCD exemption under Notification No. 24/2005 or under Tariff Item 8529 9090? - it was held by CESTAT that LCD's are more specifically covered under 9013 80 10 vis-`-vis their general coverage under CTH 8529. HELD THAT:- Issue Notice - Tag with Civil Appeal Nos. 6518-6538 of 2016.
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2016 (9) TMI 1580
Violation of principles of Natural Justice - request for cross examination of various deponents of the statements which were relied upon in the show cause notice, is denied - HELD THAT:- Reasoning's adopted by the adjudicating authority in the present matter that cross examination cannot be permitted because the deponents of various statements are either co-noticee or employees of the assessees or relative of the assessee is not appreciable. In case the Revenue reliance is relatable to the said statements, their examination in chief is req....... + More
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2016 (9) TMI 1553
Interest on refund - Sections 27 and 27(A) of the Customs Act, 1962 - applications are now pending consideration before the second respondent - HELD THAT:- Considering the fact that the request is still pending before the second respondent it would be appropriate for the second respondent to pass a speaking order on merits and in accordance with law. These writ petitions stand disposed of by directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner's application for payment of interest and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law.
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2016 (9) TMI 1533
Grant of interim stay - furnishing of Bank Guarantee - HELD THAT:- While adjourning the writ appeal by two weeks, this Court, vide order dated 26.02.2016, granted interim stay of the order impugned. In addition, this Court has further ordered that the respondent shall not withhold the certificate required for import of the product, on condition that the appellant furnishes Bank Guarantee to the tune of Rupees One Crore. Bank Guarantee directed, has been offered. Record of proceedings further shows that stay granted is not restricted and it con....... + More
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2016 (9) TMI 1518
Misuse of advance licence/advance authorisation scheme - proper officers - undue haste in issuance of show cause notice - HELD THAT:- Issue notice on the special leave petitions as well as on the prayer for interim relief returnable in two weeks.
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2016 (9) TMI 1464
Proper officer - Jurisdiction to issue Show Cause Notice - Constitutional validity and effect of Section 28(11) of the Customs Act, 1962 - Held that:- There shall be a stay of operation of the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court.
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2016 (9) TMI 1455
Restoration of petition - refund claim - Held that:- Pursuant to the order passed by the High Court, the Assistant Commissioner has already taken a decision. The decision be not given effect to for the time being - List the matter after pleadings are complete.
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2016 (9) TMI 1417
Principles of natural justice - appellants submits that the similar issue is pending before the Hon’ble High Court in Civil Petition No.C-3726/2015 and CM No.6651/2015, where the principle of natural justice was taken against the order passed by the Designated Authority - Held that: - the liberty is granted to the appellant to come again after having final verdict from the Hon’ble High Court, if need be within the prescribed time - appeal disposed off.
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2016 (9) TMI 1416
Benefit of N/N. 11/97-Cus., dated 1-3-1997 - import of Computer Software - Held that: - there are no debarring provision incorporated in that notification to prohibit telecom, medical and other systems to be ineligible to get the exemption benefit when a software is imported to make the system functional - appellant is entitled to the grant of notification that has not prohibited it to get the benefit thereof - appeal allowed.
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2016 (9) TMI 1409
Benefit of N/N. 21/2002-Cus., dated 1-3-2002 - import of toner cartridge nut declared as ink cartridge to avail the benefit of notification - Held that: - There was import of toner cartridge by the appellant under 12 bill of entries beginning from 7-5-2004 till 5-8-2004. During this period, the N/N. 21/2002-Cus., dated 1-3-2002 has undergone amendment. N/N. 66/2004-Cus., 9-7-2004 granted benefit of duty concession to ink cartridge at the relevant point of time of import but not to toner cartridge - while issuing N/N. 21/2002-Cus., dated 1-3-20....... + More
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2016 (9) TMI 1408
DEPB credit - export of cotton knitted T-shirts round neck - enhancemnet of declared FOB - Held that: - it is not disputed that the goods which were exported are cotton T-shirts knitted round neck. It is also not disputed that the said T-shirts were of good quality and the declared quantity was also found to be correct - the adjudicating authority was correct in accepting the declared FOB value as correct. The First Appellate Authority has not considered the issue in a proper perspective and in a routine manner, set aside the impugned order - appeal allowed.
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2016 (9) TMI 1407
Extension of time for re-export of goods - goods re-imported for reprocessing, etc. - N/N. 158/95-Cus., dated 14-11-1995 - Held that: - The N/N. 158/95-Cus. allows the normal period of 6 months for re-export and also empowers Commissioner of Customs to allow re-export within extended period not exceeding a further period for 6 months - We are not able to comprehend that when the fact of re-export of the goods is not in dispute how the duty of customs on the goods which have already been exported could be confirmed. The facts on record indicate....... + More
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2016 (9) TMI 1401
Maintainability of appeal - Monetary limit of amount involved in appeal - Held that: - As the amounts in dispute are less than prescribed, we dismiss these appeals under litigation policy, without entering into merits of the case - appeal dismissed.
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2016 (9) TMI 1387
Penalty u/s 114(i) and 114(iii) of the CA - denial on DEPB Benefit - inflated FOB value - rejection of declared value - Held that: - the Revenue is willing to accept a FOB price up to 50% higher than the AR-4 price without market enquiry. In case of declared FOB value being more 150% it mandates a market enquiry - In the instant case no market enquiry has been conducted. In the absence of any market enquiry the declared FOB value cannot be rejected - Revenue has also not produced any evidence of contemporary exports while the appellants have p....... + More
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2016 (9) TMI 1383
Penalty - non-performance/non-compliance of Past Performance Entitlement - the decision in the case of Eveline International Versus Union of India [2014 (9) TMI 1134 - DELHI HIGH COURT] contested, where it was held that to enable the appellant to succeed on the said plea, it was incumbent upon the appellant to establish that the shortfall was only in quota items of US 338 and not in other quota of different countries code but which the appellant had failed to do and thus the said plea could not be believed - Held that: - the decision in the above case upheld - SLP dismissed.
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2016 (9) TMI 1370
Refund of SAD - time limitation - Held that: - where the payment of Special Additional Due (SAD) and refund was involved, statutory interdicts could not be varied or altered by mere executive instructions and circulars - appeal dismissed - decided against Revenue.
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2016 (9) TMI 1350
Export of black pepper oleoresins and black pepper oil manufactured out of the imported pepper - As per the conditions stipulated under the Authorization, the petitioner was under obligation to export black pepper oleoresins and black pepper oil manufactured out of the imported pepper within a period of four months from the date of such import - the petitioner sought for relaxation of time for export - whether the Committee has considered the claim for relaxation in a proper perspective or not? - Held that: - It is apparent from the facts on r....... + More
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2016 (9) TMI 1346
Constitutional validity of Section 129E of the Customs Act - withdrawal of petition - Held that: - it is clarified that while permitting the applicant herein - original petitioner to withdraw the main Special Civil Application with above liberty, we have not specifically restrained the petitioner from challenging the Order-in-Original by preferring the petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India - it is for the concerned Court to consider whether despite the statutory remedy of appeal before the appellate authority challenging the ....... + More
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2016 (9) TMI 1342
Non-service of the intimation for appearance - principles of Natural justice - Held that: - There is no doubt at all that the order dt. 26.6.2015 was passed by Tribunal exparte in absence of appellant who makes the above grievance for non-service of the intimation for appearance - Registry is directed to record restoration of appeal in its register for issuance of notice in due course, for hearing of appeal - appeal restored.
