Commissioner of Customs v. Himanshu Gupta

Delhi High Court · 27 Aug 2019 · 2019:DHC:7711-DB
Hima Kohli; Asha Menon
CUSAA 31/2019
2019:DHC:7711-DB
administrative appeal_allowed Significant

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The Delhi High Court set aside CESTAT remand orders based on a stayed Supreme Court decision and directed fresh disposal of customs appeals uninfluenced by that decision.

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2. Thepresentappealsaredirectedagainstthe.ordersdat^ passedby theCustomsExciseandServicetaxAppellateTri una ms ^ 'CEStAT'),disposingofCustomsAppealNos.C/58/2009,C/592 an^ C/57/2009 respectivelyfdedbytherespondent,remandingthematter^ to the originaladjudicatingauthority for decidingtheissue ofturtsdudmn o,» c„. the union of ^ia^S--' CourtinMangUImpexysJlm^^ r"''\orpassingtheaforesaidorder,theCBSTAThas dated 25.05.2017 passed by a Coordinate Bench in W.P.(C) entitledBSflasJJQI&Ors, j another 4; By a subsequent order dated 20.11.2017. passed by anoth "PTrt T td fcimmisPiion'^d- nf Customs CoordinateBenchinl^EulOvaseMBiadid^^ reported2018(359)ELT646(Del.)andtheorderdated13.12. CUSAA 31/2019& connectedmatters 1, byyetanotherBenchinCUSAA67/2017entitledlaedtlndk^^ ■ • -,f r„,toms rmtaine- Ttepot Tuglakabad, New. r^^m.^!iinner of Oistoms, Iniana r,,j. nccTiTfor Delhi,inSimilarcircumstances,theappealswereremanded toCESTATt a fresh decision on merits, uninfluenced by the decision m the case o »,„,liTmneKfsuPral, which had since beenstayedbytheSupremeCourt vide order dated-07.10.2016.Pertinently,the said appeal is stiii pending adiudicationbeforetheSupremeCourt.

5 Learned counselfor the respondenthas no objection ifan or er on similar lines,as was passed in yipuljDversea^fs^ is passed in the present appeals..:

6 Accordingly,followingtheorderpassedinthecaseofV.pu verseas, rsunral.theimpugned ordersdated 18:07.2017passedbythe CESTAT are quashed and setaside.Customs AppealNos.C/58/20Q[9],C/59/2009 an C/57/2009arerestoredtotheiroriginalposition,fortheCESTATtodispose thesameafresh,uninfluencedbythedecisioninthecaseofManghJmEex, ^Beforeproceedingtodecidethecaptionedappeals,theCESTATshall ensureserviceofnoticeupontherespondents. g. Thepresentappealsareallowedanddisposedofontheaboveterms. HIMA KOHLI,J AUGUST27,20-19/NA CVSAA 31/2019&connected matters asha menon,j Page3of[3]