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Evolis Cardprinter India Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India through Secretary and Ors.

Bombay HC27 Jun 2016WP/6465/2016

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The High Court of Bombay disposed of a writ petition regarding customs duty. It accepted a communication regarding a claim for refund of special additional duty (SAD). The court directed the Department of Customs to process such claims on merits and within two months while keeping the petitioner alive to claim refund of levied SAD.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner directed to approach Commissioner of Customs for refund claim to be processed within two months. Substantive contentions kept open.

Evolis Cardprinter India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India… — Customs and Excise | Bombay HC (2016)

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(5) WP 6465-16

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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Amk

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WRIT PETITION NO. 6465 OF 2016

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Evolis Cardprinter India Pvt. Ltd.

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...Petitioner

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Versus

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Union of India & Ors.

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...Respondents

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Mr. Sujay Kantawala and Mr. Anupam Dighe a/w. Ms. Chandni Tanna, Mr. Karan Thakaray i/b India Law Alliance for the Petitioner. Mr. Pradeep S. Jetly for the Respondents.

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CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI &

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DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.J.

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DATE : 27th JUNE, 2016.

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P. C. :

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Mr. Jetly has produced a copy of the communication dated 24.06.2016 issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Customs addressed to Mr. Jetly.

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We take this communication on record and mark it ' X ' for identification. In the light of the same we are of the view that nothing survived in the writ petition. The Commissioner of Customs

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is now to be approached by the petitioner to claim refund of the special additional duty and we direct that if such a claim is raised, the same shall be processed on merits and in accordance with law as

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(5) WP 6465-16

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expeditiously as possible and within a period of 2 months from the date of this order. Now the bill of entry has been assessed without levying the Retail Sale Price based on the Countervailing Duty. The petitioner is free to collect the SAD. The authority shall render all assistance and complete the formalities of compliance on receipt of the authenticated copy of this order.

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The writ petition is disposed of by clarifying that all the contentions, on merits of the petitioner's claim, are kept open.

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[DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.] [S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.]

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Evolis Cardprinter India Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India through Secretary and Ors.

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