Customs Broker ₹17.7 Crore Penalty Challenge Dismissed by Allahabad HC, Appeal Directed

Rajesh Tripathi Vs Union of India (Allahabad High Court)

Allahabad High Court heard a writ petition challenging the imposition of a penalty of Rs. 17.71 crore on a customs broker under Section 114(iii) of the Customs Act, 1962. The petitioner contended that he was neither the importer nor the exporter and had only provided advisory services to the exporter, relying on Regulations 10(d) and 10(e) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018. The revenue, however, argued that the petitioner acted as an agent of the exporter under the Act and that the penalty order was appealabl

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