Customs Act, 1962 › Chapter XV — Appeals and Revision

Section 131C. Definitions

Customs Act, 1962

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Definitions. — In this Chapter -

(a) "appointed day" means the date of coming into force of the amendments to this Act specified in Part I of the Fifth Schedule to the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980 (44 of 1980);

(b) "High Court" means,-

(i) in relation to any State, the High Court for that State;

(ii) in relation to a Union territory to which the jurisdiction of the High Court of a State has been extended by law, that High Court;

(iii) in relation to the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the High Court at Bombay;

(iv) in relation to any other Union territory, the highest court of civil appeal for that territory other than the Supreme Court of India;

(c) "President" means the President of the Appellate Tribunal.

Judgments on Section 131C

  • Laxmi Starch Limited vs Union Of India — Andhra HC (Pre-Telangana), 29 Apr 1993. A claimant who has passed on the burden of an indirect tax to buyers is not entitled to a refund of excess duty; refund lies only with proof that the claimant bore the burden, under the unjust-enrichment scheme embodied…