Absolute Confiscation - gold biscuits - If all these facts are ...

Court Upholds Confiscation of Foreign-Origin Gold Biscuits; Appellant Fails to Provide Evidence Disputing Origin.

June 28, 2023

Case Laws Customs AT

Absolute Confiscation - gold biscuits - If all these facts are viewed together, it is clear that the gold biscuits are of foreign origin only. In the absence of any plausible evidence brought in by the Appellant to the contrary, it gets established that the gold biscuits were of foreign origin and the Department was correct in absolutely confiscating the gold. - AT

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Absolute Confiscation - gold biscuits - If all these facts are ...

Court Upholds Confiscation of Foreign-Origin Gold Biscuits; Appellant Fails to Provide Evidence Disputing Origin.

June 28, 2023

Case Laws Customs AT

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