Customs officers have no jurisdiction to seize goods in SEZ

Shri Imran Ahmed Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Allahabad) Appellants are located in Special Economic Zone and having a license to import the impugned goods. Therefore, relying on the decision of the Tribunal in the case of Morgan Tectronics Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi [2015 (316) E.L.T. 276 (Tri.-Del.)], wherein the Tribunal has observed as under:- “8. Moreover, in terms of the Section 53(1) of the SEZ Act, 2005, the SEZ is deemed to be territory outside the Customs Territory of India, and the goods imported were meant for the unit in SEZ Noida. In our view, the Commissi...