Detention of a foreign national’s 84-gram gold chain by Customs without issuance of a Show Cause Notice (SCN) within one year u/s 110 of Customs Act was invalid and the continued detention was impermissible in law.
Once the death was intimated, the Department ought to have proceeded against the legal heirs rather than the deceased. Since the impugned order was passed against a dead person, it was invalid in law.
Premature issuance of the order nullified the opportunity for the taxpayer to present its defense and documents, which was fundamental to fair adjudication. Therefore, the impugned order was set aside and the department was directed to re-adjudicate the matter.
FSSAI amends notification to update Central Food Safety Officers. Shri Suresh Bairwa appointed for Western Region, covering States and UTs.
CESTAT Chennai held that denial of DEPB scrip benefit to innocent transferee importers of fraudulently obtained licence by original licence holder not justifiable since licence was not cancelled by appropriate authority at the time of import of goods. Accordingly, order set aside and appeal allowed.
ROC Cuttack issues a penalty order against ARSS Damoh – Hirapur Tolls Pvt. Ltd. for failing to file a Board Resolution for a loan, highlighting a violation of Section 117(1) of the Companies Act.
