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Refund is warranted when perishable goods perished due to departmental obstruction, and compensation of Rs. 50 Lakhs to be paid by erring officer

byCA Bimal Jain

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.

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Relief against customs duty payment issues for international travellers; new advisory for stuck payments

byAdmin

To help passengers get timely refunds for failed custom payment transactions the customs department has released an advisory outlining the guidelines. These guidelines relate to how passengers can get refunds for failed customs duty payment transactions done through the ICEGATE portal. Do note that this advisory is relevant for only those international travellers, who have brought goods from abroad above the duty free baggage limit of that respective good. For example: Gold above the value worth Rs 50,000 is over the baggage limit and so customs duty must be paid.