Delhi HC asks Customs to respond to IndiGoÂ’s plea seeking refund of Rs 900 cr duty
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Dated:- 19-12-2025
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New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from the Customs department on a plea by InterGlobe Aviation, which operates the IndiGo airline, seeking a refund of more than Rs 900 crore paid as Customs duty on aircraft engines and parts re-imported into India after overseas repairs.
A bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar issued the notice to the deputy commissioner (refund), office of the principal commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Complex (Import), and asked the authorities to file a counter affidavit within two weeks.
The court listed the matter for next hearing on April 8, 202
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ge basis.
However, the Customs authorities insisted on levying duty again by treating the same transaction as import of goods, the counsel claimed.
The company claimed the issue was settled earlier by the Customs tribunal, which held that Customs duty could not be levied again on re-imports following repairs.
It said the exemption notification was later amended but the tribunal ruled that the amendment would apply only prospectively.
The company said it paid the duty under protest for more than 4,000 bills of entry, amounting to more than Rs 900 crore.
When InterGlobe later filed refund claims, the Customs authorities refused them on the ground that the airline must first seek reassessment of each bill of entry. PTI SKV ARI
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