Supreme Court of India
Ast India Commercial Co., Ltd., Calcutta and Another v. The Collector of Customs, Calcutta
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What the Court ordered
In the result, the order of the High Court is set aside and the appeal is alJowed with costs.
Judgment, page 38
From the headnote
Import-Law enabling Government to iasue notifications prohibiting or restricting Import-Import licence-Breach of conditions-If amounts to import without licence-Law deo/ared by High Oourt-lf binding on authorities or tribunals under its superintendence-Sea OUBtnma Act, 1878 (8 of 1878), ss. 19, 167;8)-Imports and Exports (Oontrol) Act, 1947 (18 of 1947), ••· 3, ti-Oomtitution of India, Arts. 226, 227. On October 8, 1948, the appellant company was granted a licence to import from the U. S. . a large quantity of electrical instruments. The licence was issued subject to the condition that the
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- 2025 Krishnadatt Awasthy v. State of M.P. & Ors.
- 2014 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Another
- 2014 Justice Ripusudan Dayal (retd ) & Ors. v. State of M.P. & Ors.
Of those, 4 referred to
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