Supreme Court of India
Hind Trading Company v. Union of India & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that s. 5 ( 3) was not infringed when the carriers did not produce the permit covering the goods at the Sonapur airstrip on May 18, 19 5 7 and the goods could not be confiscated under s. 5 ( 3).
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Lands Customs Act. 1924, .Ill'. 5(3) and 7(1)-Sea Customs Act, 1878, s. 167(8)-Foreign Exchang.e Regulation Act, 1947, s. 23A lmport of Chinese Dollars from Tibet via Sikkim-Dollars in two lots covered by two licences froni Reserve Bank of India-Licences show/I and duty paid at Land Customs station-Applications made for permits to allow goods to cross frontier-Subsequently one lot found with wrong application-Effect-Whether any offence under above provisions com· mitted-S. 5 (3) of Land Customs Act whether requires permit to ac -<·o~Hpa11y goods to ultimate destination--Certiorari to
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