The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Lalitendra Gulani disposed of the writ petition assailing the summons issued under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 to an Advocate calling upon him to disclose a legal opinion rendered to his client on classification of imported goods, after taking on
The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in Shalabh Agarwal And Another allowed the writ petition and held that the retention of seized cash by DRI beyond the statutory period of six months under Section 110(2) of the Customs Act was wholly without jurisdiction in the absence of a validly approved and communicated extension order, and further ..
The Union Budget 2026-27 is a masterclass in “The Fiscal Illusion.” The Revenue has gracefully handed over the physical keys to the warehouse, only to replace them with a digital lease that never sleeps.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad, after condoning the delay and uphold the CESTAT Ahmedabad judgement that the imports of gold and silver bars made by Adani Enterprises Ltd. under the Duty-Free Credit Entitlement (“DFCE”) licenses issued by DGFT were valid, rejecting allegations of fraudulent entitlement and circular trading.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Commissioner Customs upheld the decision of the CESTAT holding that export of goods are governed by the conditions prescribed under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), not by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) standards
Reference is invited to Circular No. 19/2025-Customs dated 23.07 .2025 regarding continuation of the online application facility hosted on Invest India up to 31.10.2025.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva-I held that there was no reason to interfere with the judgment of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court dismissing the Customs Appeal under Section 130 of the Customs Act, 1962.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Altaf husen Mayuddin Khatri held that financial hardship cannot be a ground to waive or reduce the statutory pre-deposit requirement under Sections 35B and 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
The Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court in M/s Prenda Creations Private held that the respondents wrongfully and illegally withheld perishable food items, namely Kiwi fruit, despite repeated directions for release, causing the goods to deteriorate and become unfit for consumption, and directed refund of customs duty along with interest and awarded compensation to be recovered from the erring officers.
