Articles for Customs Officer

Kerala: CAT denies relief to customs officer dismissed for aiding gold smugglers
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala: CAT denies relief to customs officer dismissed for aiding gold smugglers

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Central Administrative Tribunal has dismissed the petition of a customs superintendent challenging his termination order from the department after he was arrested for aiding gold smugglers at the Thiruvananthapuram airport in 2019. A panel comprising Justice Sunil Thomas and V Rama Mathew denied any relief to B Radhakrishnan, 55, who was dismissed from service while serving as Superintendent …

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GST Officers Should Not Arrest On Mere Suspicion, Verifiable Material Necessary: Supreme Court Says During Hearing
7 months, 1 week ago

GST Officers Should Not Arrest On Mere Suspicion, Verifiable Material Necessary: Supreme Court Says During Hearing

Live Law  

While hearing a batch of petitions challenging penal provisions of the Customs Act, GST Act, etc. Next, he brought the court's attention to Section 25, Evidence Act, to submit that the courts have held Customs Officers, Central Excise Officers to not be "police officers" and therefore, Section 25 does not apply. "It otherwise made provisions where a Customs Officers can …

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Kerala Court Denies ED's Plea For Copies Of Statements Of Gold Smuggling Accused In Customs Case
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala Court Denies ED's Plea For Copies Of Statements Of Gold Smuggling Accused In Customs Case

Live Law  

Last week, an Ernakulam Economic Offences Court rejected an application by the Enforcement Directorate seeking a copy of statements by gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P Nair in the course of the customs investigation against them. Additional Judicial Magistrate Deepu C dismissed the application holding that confidential statements made in the course of one investigation could not be …

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Govt sacks customs official for molesting foreign national at Delhi airport
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt sacks customs official for molesting foreign national at Delhi airport

India Today  

The government has sacked a customs official for molesting a foreign national from Uzbekistan at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport. The Department of Revenue said that the Screening Committee, Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 had inquired the matter after Hooda was placed under suspension. The matter was finally adjudicated by the Review …

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Who Is A "Police Officer" For The Purpose Of Section 25 Of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
4 years, 2 months ago

Who Is A "Police Officer" For The Purpose Of Section 25 Of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

Live Law  

A. I N T R O D U C T I O N d) While the powers conferred on the police officers are for the detection and prevention of crime, the powers conferred on the Customs Officers are merely for the purpose of ensuring that dutiable goods do not enter the country without payment of duty and that articles whose …

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