Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Customs (imports), Mumbai v. M/s. Tullow India Operations Ltd.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 973
Bench B.P. Singh J.
Decided 28 October 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Tribunal has committed no illegality in remitting the mater back to the Commissioner.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Customs Act, 1962 : Exemption Notification No. 20199-cus dated 28.02.1999-For availing c the benefit of Notification, the importer is required to produce the essentiality certificate at the time of import-If issuing authority fails to issue the certificate in time then importer cannot be denied the entitlement merely on this ground. Interpretation of statutes : Exemption Notification not to be construed in a wcry which would prove to be oppressive in nature-Eligibility criteria to be construed strictly although construction of a condition may be given a liberal meaning. Public Functionary :

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