SCN under Customs issued after six month of confiscation of gold was barred by limitation

DI Gold Designer Jewellery Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Delhi)

In the present case, when apparently, the show cause notice proposing confiscation of goods seized under Section 110 of Customs Act was issued after one year from the date of seizure. The show cause notice itself gets hit by limitation as the show cause notice was mandatorily to be issued within the six months time of the seizure. The show cause notice has been objected since beginning to have been hit by time still the adjudicating

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