Supreme Court of India

Ranchhoddas Atmaram v. The Union of India.

Neutral citation
Reported as [1961] 3 S.C.R. 718
Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.
Decided 3 February 1961

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

From the headnote

Sea Customs-Import of prohibited goods-Maximum Penalty­ Whether can be levied in excess of Rs. r,ooo/--Sea Customs Act, r878 (VIII of r878), ss. r9, 167, item No. 8. Item 8 of the schedule to s. 167, Sea Customs Act, 1878, . provides that any person concerned in the importation or expor­ tation of prohibited goods shall be liable to a penalty "not exceeding three times the value of the goods. or not exceeding one thousand rupees."' The petitioner was found to have imported gold of the value of Rs. 25,000/- and the Customs authorities imposed a penalty of Rs. 5.000/-. The petitioner challenged

Authorities it was built on

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.