Delhi HC seeks Customs reply to IndiGo's ₹900 crore duty-refund plea over re‑imported engines and parts

The Delhi High Court asked the Customs department to respond to InterGlobe Aviation’s petition 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. The case challenges the duty treatment of re‑imported MRO items.

Discovered 2025-12-19T17:52:42.946303-08:00 | 2025-12-19T17:52:42.946303-08:00

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InterGlobe is seeking a refund exceeding Rs 900 crore for duty paid on engines and parts re‑imported after overseas repairs; the petition directly concerns cost recovery on cross‑border MRO activity and large cash flows. (See earlier tax scrutiny on IndiGo's operations: https://hype.aero/?story=cd87468e-5ced-4c03-bce1-3eabe11665cd)
A court ruling on Customs treatment of re‑imports could set a legal precedent affecting airlines, lessors and third‑party MRO providers operating in India; the issue sits alongside industry concerns about tax and recovery rules from lessors and financiers (context: https://hype.aero/?story=b3ee58c9-3128-4a98-84e8-9d5c0b4d8e2e).
The petition arrives amid a period of intensified regulatory and tax scrutiny of IndiGo, with recent enforcement and oversight actions that add broader commercial and compliance context to the dispute (related coverage: https://hype.aero/?story=19b84945-43fb-45b7-ab65-218a2d2f9268).

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