Demand of arrears of amount payable towards Cost Recovery ...

Court Rules Cost Recovery Charges Unjustified Without Amendments to Customs Act and Specific Notification; VI Pay Commission Impact Noted.

June 14, 2021

Case Laws     Customs     HC

Demand of arrears of amount payable towards Cost Recovery Charges - Container Freight Licence - implementation of the VI Pay Commission as a result of which the salaries of the Central Government Employees were increased drastically - unless there is an appropriate amendment to the provisions and the Customs Act,1962 and the Rules made thereunder which fall within the four corners of Part XIV of the Constitution of India Cost Recovery Charges equivalent to the Salaries packs paid to such officials of the Customs Department cannot be justified. - In absence of any direct notification/government order specifying the rates to be levied towards Cost Recovery Charges under the aforesaid Regulation for deploying its officers the collection of Charges on Cost Recovery basis from the petitioner has been made contrary to the above Regulation - HC

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