High Court Rulings
Bombay HC dismisses writ petitions challenging DGFT Notification dated May 13, 2026 prohibiting sugar exports, holding that mere execution of export contracts and receipt of advance payments from over
...View More Gujarat HC holds that a clarificatory but oppressive circular cannot be retrospectively invoked to fasten additional customs duty liability on importers, quashing SCNs seeking recovery of additional c
...View More Gujarat HC allows writ petition preferred by Hilotex International Pvt. Ltd. (Assessee) on the ground that the Customs authority acted arbitrarily in withholding the clearance of consignments by apply
...View More Gauhati HC reaffirms that a mere hunch or a suspicion would not confer the jurisdiction upon the Customs Officer to exercise the power of seizure in terms with Section 110(1) of the Customs Act, 1962;
...View More Karnataka HC reiterates that a certificate issued by the Chartered Accountant certifying that the incidence of duty has not been passed on to the customer, is sufficient to rebut the presumption of un
...View More Allahabad HC sets aside CESTAT ruling dismissing Assessee’s appeal ex-parte, holding that Tribunal was obligated under Rule 18(1) of the CESTAT (Procedure) Rules, 1982 to notify Assessee of the
...View More While upholding the power of the Central Government to promulgate a law to levy cess in a batch of writ petitions, Karnataka HC declares the Health Security se National Security Cess Act, 2025 (HSNS C
...View More Kerala HC directs the Commissioner of Customs to consider a carnet holder's request for extension of time to re-export a Dubai-registered Lexus car, observing that the petitioner's plea of inability t
...View More Delhi HC underscores that “Ordinarily, an Advocate ought to be summoned only in rare and exceptional circumstances”, while recording DRI's decision to withdraw summons issued to an Advocat
...View More Bombay HC upholds the CAAR ruling classifying imported nutritionally balanced dog and cat food packed in 20 kg bags under CTH 2309 1000 as “Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale”, attrac
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