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Omprakash Parasrampuria, v. the Commissioner of Customs (Export)

Bombay HC2 Jul 2012CUAPP/74/2012

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What is this about?

High Court quashed CESTAT pre-deposit orders in four customs appeals filed by the Parasrampuria family members. The Court held that since documents proving export obligations for 37 licenses were produced later, the pre-deposit order was unjust and should be set aside, restoring the matter for fresh consideration.

What did the court decide?

Quashed and set aside pre-deposit orders; matter restored to CESTAT for fresh consideration.

Omprakash Parasrampuria, Vs the Commissioner of Customs… — Customs and Excise | Bombay HC (2012)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

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CUSTOMS APPEAL (L) NO. 20 OF 2012

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Sanjay Parasrampuria .. Appellant

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v/s.

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The Commissioner of Customs (Export) ..Respondent

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WITH

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CUSTOMS APPEAL (L) NO. 21 OF 2012

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M/s. Parasrampuria Industires Ltd. .. Appellant v/s. The Commissioner of Customs (Export) ..Respondent

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WITH

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CUSTOMS APPEAL (L) NO. 22 OF 2012

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Omprakash Parasrampuria .. Appellant v/s. The Commissioner of Customs (Export) ..Respondent

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WITH CUSTOMS APPEAL (L) NO. 23 OF 2012

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Ratanlal Parasrampuria .. Appellant v/s. The Commissioner of Customs (Export) ..Respondent

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Mr. Shridharan, Sr. Counsel with Mr. Prakash Shah i/b PDS Legal for the appellant

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Mr. Pradeep S. Jetly with Mr. J.B. Mishra for the respondent

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CORAM : J.P. DEVADHAR & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. DATED : 2^nd JULY, 2012.

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P.C. :

Whether the CESTAT was justified in directing the appellants to make pre deposit of the duties / penalties as the case may be, for entertaining the appeal against order in original passed in the case of each of the appellants is the question raised in these appeals.

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The appellants had obtained 106 advance licenses from time to time with an obligation to fulfill the export obligation by importing duty free raw materials under those licenses. As the appellants failed to furnish documents to show that the export obligation has been fulfilled, the adjudicating authority confirmed the duty demand in respect of imports made under the 106 advance licenses.

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Challenging the aforesaid orders, the appellants filed appeals before the CESTAT. Before the CESTAT, the appellants could produce documents to show fulfillment of export obligation in respect of 69 advance licenses. However, the appellants could not produce documents relating to the remaining 37 advance licenses. As a result, the Tribunal directed the appellants to make the pre deposit of duties / penalty. Thereafter,

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Miscellaneous Applications were filed by the appellants stating that subsequent to the order of predeposit, the appellants could retrieve from their files which would establish that exports had been effected under the 37 advance licenses. As these documents were not furnished earlier, the appellants sought recalling of the predeposit order. The Tribunal declined to entertain the Miscellaneous Applications. Hence, these appeals are filed.

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Although the appellants had failed to produce documents to establish that exports under the 37 advance licenses have been effected, before the Tribunal passing the predeposit order, in view of the fact that the appellants have subsequently produced documents to show that the exports have been effected and it is claimed that the exports effected are more than the export obligation required to be fulfilled as against the imports under the said 37 advance licenses, in our opinion it would be just and proper to set aside the predeposit order and direct the Tribunal to pass fresh order in that behalf.

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Accordingly, the impugned order of pre deposit passed in all these

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appeals are quashed and set aside and the matter is restored to the file of

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CESTAT for fresh consideration in accordance with law. All the appeals are disposed of accordingly with no order as to costs. All the contentions

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of both the parties are kept open.

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[R.Y.GANOO, J.] [J.P. DEVADHAR, J.]

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Omprakash Parasrampuria, v. the Commissioner of Customs (Export)

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