OBITUARY – Deepak Kumar

Deepak Kumar, noted expert on Customs Valuation died on 27 September 2016. Cremation took place in Chakala, Mumbai. A Message to this effect was received from his sons Manoj, Rajiv and Kunal Gaind.

He was a good human being and an avid campaigner against smoking. He confessed to how he picked up the habit and lost his voice due to the resulting cancer.

Deepak Kumar joined the Customs as Appraising Officer in Mumbai Custom House in 1973 after LLB from Delhi University. He had worked in CESTAT, Air Cargo Complex, FEMA, M&P & R&I and Preventive wings largely in Mumbai area. He was Commissioner (Valuation), Directorate General of Valuation.

He was a practicing Advocate in Mumbai operating from his office in Chakala.

He authored the Handbook of Customs Valuation Imports and Exports: Commentary – Cases – Legal Texts released on 15th October, 2010.

On behalf of Academy of Business Studies and also our Associates Siddhartha Logistics, we offer him the deepest condolences.