High Court Karnataka High Court

M/S Clear Fast Services Pvt Ltd., vs The Joint Commissioner on 9 October, 2009

Karnataka High Court
M/S Clear Fast Services Pvt Ltd., vs The Joint Commissioner on 9 October, 2009
Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar Swamy
 

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the act: £3*;.**efi;¥»§ré1£3ing the goods for the
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app€a3'i11g {hr the appeiiam: submits i

mis–de<:1ared the Va}ueg0:_j 3:11:25" ._gUantitj§ £126; gcsfids
smight to be exported; tA19vi;eiw'£:":'i;E"_1xe Vifxad naereiy
gone on and acted–._._ét3 pér 1-t.}:1L'é' ~.i:2. Structions of its client

arid there was abgoiu-teiy 11o""j11S'fi §iéat30n in levymg

Rs. 58,008] – or: %t.h§é:" ngtgfijnable.

8. It is fdrVVVu1″gi1igV_.SiLi<:}i'"s§ii31i:is3i0r1 and g1'mm<'is,
the appeiiafgfiiv I_1as :::sTi's;ed' éubsfantiaj questions sf
in this appeal as indicated

in 31113 1':1.€:!I;'_10,i':s'::-."41:'("i:;'éIi3Ei'ai£"'appeal, which rfiada as fQ}IOWS:–

§:i32Le:§:m?zhe Hon'b£e fnbunaz was correct
A AA i:'*~z._ rééucing the penalty to Es,50K,Q00f-»

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.. positive evidence to estabiish

contumacious roie by the appefiant in the

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absoiljteiy I10 justificatian for 1€:V_Vi1'1g '7{f€Hai?3?" 0r{"'–.__

the appellant; that the appe}iant:.h$f.{i 014*-. u

penaiiiy" __111,£i%: 1s:i?e1}4_V :V.¥j1é""'i'educed penalty of

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Whether the Hof;’b£e Tribunai was

in holding that the appeélant ”
exercise fine diligence H
shipping bills while, wzzpazd %£ia”;}ie:i’.’;;g;.£é;e,§;;5i V
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examined by “%apprc:is;%2r”A hr “the
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Whether T.Hcé~.?jt’I:Z¢: was mrrect
in holding.. .t};¢1t to be net
irfnocgfiit ground of the

riizjéséhief» “£>jei2*’t”5;r,.__g::€§;%§17tr;.it’teci’ to by the
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= if: hgé§di?’:,gV’i}iat the appeiiamf to be liabie

fafpezzatiiy af R3.550,G00/ « alrzsence of any

-. efiéide’z’1e::5 to estabizlsh conspiracy with ‘me

éxjfiofief is Q6: higher amnunt E0 draw

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restricting the penaéty £9 ,%?$,50,,98C3f- $12
the agméiants for me sins Gf the exporter
in the absence cf any materiafi £0 Show
any interest gr’ gain; ether than norrnai
agency remuneratzlan P

Wkether £323 Hi9r:.’bIe fiibunai was correct
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2?’. Whether the Hort’bZé»._T’ri§)m%a1’=;§vas”-c~ofirfe¢t”=2
in imposing penafity oj’..E€$-.50;O(;'”€3!.- u)h1é;n
there was no evidémae of
or que$t:I2r§abieV.Vb*eIi§;–:)iar_ emciitcztingj from
the rec:ord3::V~}?.. ” ‘4 V’ A

9. We-iiéhave §,I:i;;;j’L1g1ed orders and
heard ihe appelianti. We find
maneiii”~LIf§r:s(§ }ij§~§11&S¥;i:;}:1s 011:’ exaxzlinatioil in the
caI1 i<"':x§;._ of I'€{§t.1Ci1".Z£g the panaity 011 £116
app€i1a::i'§;. _ ,?;s,Vi3:2 fdif}e "'§§rSt instanse, it is not the '1'riE)u.11a}
Quad £é{zié'ci"t§1e penalty, on this ether hand, we find
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