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06/09/20264 min read
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Delhi HC directs CESTAT to decide Customs Appeal on Merit, Sets Aside Remand Orders [Read Order]
Appeal Against OrderExcise, VAT & Custom
The Delhi High Court directed the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) to adjudicate customs appeals on their merits, overturning prior remand orders.
Notably, delays in filing appeals were condoned in related cases Commissioner of Customs vs. Balaji Exports (CUSAA 15/2019), Commissioner of Customs vs. Shri Vinod Popli (CUSAA 45/2019), and Commissioner of Customs vs. Wonder Trade Links (CUSAA 55/2019), with respondents absent and proceedings ex parte.
Counsel Harpreet Singh, Suhani Mathur, and Jatin Kumar Gaur argued precedent established by previous rulings, including Vipul Overseas Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Customs and others. The division bench emphasized CESTAT's autonomy to decide on jurisdiction and instructed reevaluation of the appeals solely on their merits, irrespective of pending Supreme Court decisions.
