Customs Act, 1962 · Chapter XVII: Miscellaneous
Section 154: Correction of clerical errors, etc
Clerical or arithmetical mistakes in any decision or order passed by the Central Government, the Board or any officer of customs under this Act, or errors arising therein from any accidental slip or omission may, at any time, be corrected by the Central Government, the Board or such officer of customs or the successor in office of such officer, as the case may be.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 154
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Commissioner of Customs v. M/s Canon India Pvt. Ltd.
Issue arose whether there was an “error apparent on the face of the record” for the purpose of entertaining the review petition; whether law laid down in Canon India’s case as regards the power of the DRI to issue show…