TMI Blog-X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... - X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Shri Biplab Karmakar vs Commr. of Customs (Preventive), Kolkata 📚 [2025 (3) TMI 133 - CESTAT KOLKATA] Here's the shocking timeline 🔍 📅 Gold ornaments seized in 𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏 📑 Adjudication order passed in 𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑 📨 Commissioner (Appeals) passed a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n order in 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟒 ⚖️ CESTAT remanded the matter in 𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟒 Then... 🚫 Customs took 𝟏𝟑 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 to act on the remand! ⏸️ No action. No explanation. Fast forwa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rd to recent years: 🗂️ Appeal refiled in 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟖 🗣️ Personal hearing in 𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 📃 Final order passed in 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 Again - ❌ no reason given for the delay. But the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... law is clear: 📖 As per Section 𝟏𝟐𝟖𝐀(𝟒𝐀) of the Customs Act & Customs Manual, 🕒 Appeal must be decided within 𝟔 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 🧑⚖️ CESTAT clearly held: 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 + 𝐍𝐨 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢w ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 837; 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 = 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 Key observations: 🔹 Revenue failed to prove smuggling 🔬 No chemical test done 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐰 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 119847;.𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝.
Now the big question 🧐
If this is the pace of justice,
📉 What happens to Ease of Doing Business?
🇮🇳 And what about Viksit Bharat?
Are they just slogans? X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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