Supreme Court of India

Patel India (private) Ltd. v. Union of India & Other

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Reported as [1973] 3 S.C.R. 811
Decided 28 March 1973

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Sea Customs Act, 1878-S. 40-Whether refund of excess ilnport duty comes under the Section. The appellant Company was the so1e distributing agent in India for the imported products of an American firm. The Customs authorities used to ]evy i1'tport duty on the basi.s of the invoice price under s. 29 read with s. 30 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878, as being the real value of the goods so imported. · During 1954~55, the appellant Company imported several items set out in. Annexure ' ' o'f the Special Leave Petition. \Vhen items 1 and 2 arfived in Bombay Port, the Custom authorities, ignoring their

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