Supreme Court of India

Ast India Commercial Co., Ltd., Calcutta and Another v. The Collector of Customs, Calcutta

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Reported as [1963] 3 S.C.R. 338
Bench A.K. Sarkar J.
Decided 4 May 1962

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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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