Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. M/s. Mustafa and Najibai Trading Co. and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] 3 S.C.R. 708
Bench S.C. Agrawal and V.N. Khare JJ.
Decided 16 July 1998

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeal is allowed, the impugned judgment of the High C Court is set aside and, while restoring the orc.!ers of the Collector and the Tribunal, the Writ Petition filed by the respondents is dismissed.

Judgment, page 32

From the headnote

Customs Act, 1962- Ss.2, 30 (1)- 24 hour time limit to file the import manifest/ import report to be reckoned from the time the vessel arrives at the customs port- The outer anchorage is part of Bombay port and the Import General Manifest Should have been delivered within 24 !I ours from the time the vessel arrived at that point-Discretion to accept the manifest after expiry of the time limit arises only when the import manifest is delivered to the Customs-Not when there is no delivery at all. S. 111. ( d)-The confiscation of goods has no relation to the intention of the owners/master of the

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