Unlike conventional crimes which affect individuals or specific groups, economic offences have potentiality to threaten the stability of national economy. Economic offences are grave and they always pose a threat to the health of the economy of the country.
Madras High Court directs adjudicating authority to pass a speaking order with regard to request of the petitioner to cross examine the person and officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence before adjudicating relevant show cause notices.
Madhya Pradesh High Court held that customs authority doesn’t have authority to pass an order of provisional attachment under section 110(5) of the Customs Act, 1962 during pendency of investigation. Accordingly, freezing of bank account not justified.
The petitioner became a registered dealer under the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, effective from July 1, 2017 and carried out business activities during F.Y. 2017-18, procuring 11,876 MT of sugar and selling the entire stock by March 2018.
The present case revolves around the Duty Drawback Scheme. This scheme has become the subject of misuse by some traders/ exporters who make fraudulent exports merely with a view of availing the benefits under the scheme.
The petitioner, essentially, impugns a notice dated 22.07.2022 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 inter alia, on the ground that it has been issued beyond the period of limitation as specified under Section 149(1)(a) of the Act.
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