Supreme Court of India

Indo-china Steam Navigation Co. Lid. v. Jasjit Singh, Additional Collector of Custom & Ors.

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Reported as [1964] 6 S.C.R. 594

Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.

Decided 3 February 1964

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Sea Customs-Prohibitr"on of entry of certain types of ships in India- Section S2A when applicable-Whether mens rea necessary Nature of liability under s. 167(12A)--Section 167(12A) and s. 183-Petition under Art. 136 when competent-When is a body or authority a Court-Whether the Central Board of Revenue or Central Government a Tribunal under Art. 136---Whether penalty of Rs. 25 lacs excessive-Whether s. 52A ultra vires Arts. 14, 19 and 31 (I) and hence invalid-Constitution of India, Art. 13~ea Customs Act, 1878, ss. 52A, 167(12A), 183, 188, 190A and 191. The appellant carries on the business

Authorities it was built on

1953 Maqbool Hussain v. The State of Bombay cited by 36
1960 Shivji Nathubhai v. The Union of India &. Others cited by 15

Where later benches applied it

2018 State of Gujarat & Ors. v. Utility Users’ Welfare Association & Ors. referred to
2012 Subramanian Swamy v. A. Raja mentioned

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