Calcutta HC Directs Customs to Compensate Seized Goods Value

Kefco Exim Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Vs Additional Commissioner of Customs (Calcutta High Court) The Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in Kefco Exim Pvt. Ltd v. The Additional Commissioner of Customs, CC(P), Kolkata, W.P.A 116 of 2022 directed the Customs authority to compensate the petitioner for the value of the seized goods, as the confiscation of the goods, based on allegations of being of foreign origin and smuggled, was deemed illegal. The Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) had determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish the foreign origin or smuggled nature of the goods, and thus...