Supreme Court of India
Union of India v. R. Padmanabhan
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Customs Act, 1962, Centra/..· Excise and Salt Act, 1944, Gold Control Act, 1968 and Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973/Notification dated 30th March, 1985 and amendments thereunder; Clauses 4, 6 and 8: Scheme/ Guidelines for Reward for seizure of goods-:-Payment of Rewards thereof to Government Servant/informer-Amendment. limiting the amount of Reward Effective date-Held: Government Servant could not be placed on par with other Informant-Since Reward is an ex-gratia payment, it must conform to the guidelines-No right accrues till reward is determined and awarded- Since a Reward becomes
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