Madras HC Quashes Duty Drawback Recovery for breach of natural justice

Texwin Impex Vs Assistant Commissioner of Customs (Madras High Court) Madras High Court has set aside an ex parte order by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs that sought to recover duty drawback from exporter M/s Texwin Impex. The court found that the order was not a speaking order and violated principles of natural justice by failing to consider the company’s response to the show cause notice. This marks the second legal challenge by Texwin Impex concerning a demand for recovery of drawback amounting to over Rs. 26 lakh, related to exports made between 2005 and 2016. The demand arose...