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Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Customs Penalty Order, Questions "One-Sided" Reliance on Unexamined Witness Statements in Mitesh Impex Case
In a packed courtroom on Tuesday morning, the Gujarat High Court delivered a sharp reminder to adjudicating authorities: evidence cannot be cherry-picked, especially when the law demands fairness. Hearing the long-running dispute involving M/s Mitesh Impex and the Union of India, the Division Bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi struck down a 2025 order of the customs authority, holding that the adjudication had leaned excessively on witness statements never subjected to cross-examination.
The case traces back to a 2012 show-cause notice alleging violations under Sections 112(a) and 114(iii) of the Customs Act. After penalties were imposed in 2014, the matter went before the CESTAT, which in March 2023 remanded the case, directing that all six key witnesses be made available for cross-examination.
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Supreme Court Restores Divorced Woman's Right to Marital Gifts, Says Courts Must Consider Social Reality of Muslim Women
In a brief but tense hearing this week, the Supreme Court set aside a Calcutta High Court order and ruled that a divorced Muslim woman is legally entitled to reclaim money and gold given at the time of her marriage, even if those items were originally handed to the groom’s side. The bench, led by Justice Sanjay Karol, stressed that courts must keep “dignity and equality at the forefront” while interpreting the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. The decision came in the appeal filed by Rousanara Begum, who has been fighting this battle for over a decade.
The dispute goes back to a 2005 marriage that quickly soured. According to case records, Rousanara left her matrimonial home in 2009 and later filed maintenance and cruelty complaints. The marriage ended in 2011. Soon after, she approached the court seeking the return of ₹17.6 lakh worth of items, including 30 bhori of gold, furniture, and dower (mehr).
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Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Customs Penalty Order, Questions "One-Sided" Reliance on Unexamined Witness Statements in Mitesh Impex Case
In a packed courtroom on Tuesday morning, the Gujarat High Court delivered a sharp reminder to adjudicating authorities: evidence cannot be cherry-picked, especially when the law demands fairness. Hearing the long-running dispute involving M/s Mitesh Impex and the Union of India, the Division Bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi struck down a 2025 order of the customs authority, holding that the adjudication had leaned excessively on witness statements never subjected to cross-examination.
The case traces back to a 2012 show-cause notice alleging violations under Sections 112(a) and 114(iii) of the Customs Act. After penalties were imposed in 2014, the matter went before the CESTAT, which in March 2023 remanded the case, directing that all six key witnesses be made available for cross-examination.
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In a packed courtroom on Tuesday morning, the Gujarat High Court delivered a sharp reminder to adjudicating authorities: evidence cannot be cherry-picked, especially when the law demands fairness. Hearing the long-running dispute involving M/s Mitesh Impex and the Union of India, the Division Bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi struck down a 2025 order of the customs authority, holding that the adjudication had leaned excessively on witness statements never subjected to cross-examination.
The case traces back to a 2012 show-cause notice alleging violations under Sections 112(a) and 114(iii) of the Customs Act. After penalties were imposed in 2014, the matter went before the CESTAT, which in March 2023 remanded the case, directing that all six key witnesses be made available for cross-examination.
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Supreme Court Rules Software Purchase for Export Operations a Commercial Use, Rejects Poly Medicure's Consumer Status in Dispute with Brillio Technologies
On a slightly warm Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice J.B. Pardiwala delivered a judgment that had lawyers in Courtroom 4 quietly nodding some in agreement, others in concern over the ripple effects. The appeal filed by Poly Medicure Ltd. against Brillio Technologies Pvt. Ltd. was dismissed, with the Court ruling that the company could not claim the status of a “consumer” under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
As the order was read out, the bench remarked in a measured tone,
