Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Prior Ruling on Customs Act Prosecutions: Amit Jalan vs. State of West Bengal (2023) INSC 378 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior Supreme Court judgment on the Customs Act should automatically apply to all similar pending cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Amit Jalan vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Prior Judgment in Customs Act Cases (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 26, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 438 Judges: Krishna Murari, J. and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a judgment of the Supreme Court be automatically applied to all similar cases, or does each case need to be evaluated on its
Supreme Court Allows Prosecution Under Customs Act for Antiquities Export: Department of Customs vs. Sharad Gandhi (2019) Date of the Judgment: 27 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 174 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a person be prosecuted under the Customs Act, 1962 for illegally exporting antiquities, or is the prosecution limited to
