Fixing 3 consecutive hearing under a single notice is unjustified: Karnataka HC

IPC Packaging Company Pvt Ltd Vs Additional Commissioner of Customs (Karnataka High Court) The Karnataka High Court has overturned a customs duty demand of over Rs. 1 crore and the confiscation of goods valued at Rs. 4.79 crore against IPC Packaging Company Pvt Ltd. The court’s decision, issued on October 29, 2015, found that the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Bangalore, violated principles of natural justice by issuing an ex-parte order. IPC Packaging Company Pvt Ltd contested the demand on the sole ground that they were not given adequate opportunity to pre...