CESTAT Delhi Rules DFIA Customs Demand Time-Barred Without Intent to Evade Duty
The Delhi bench of CESTAT ruled that customs demands under the DFIA scheme are time-barred if authorities fail to prove an intent to evade duty. This decision protects importers from extended limitation periods when there is no deliberate suppression or misstatement. Finance professionals must review past duty notices to check if extended timelines were applied incorrectly.
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