Supreme Court of India

M/s Navayuga Engineering Co. Ltd. v. Union of India & Anr.

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Reported as [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1183
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Aravind Kumar JJ.
Decided 23 July 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that such a provision would not apply in case where option to pay fine in lieu of [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1197 M/s Navayuga Engineering Co.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration (i) Whether there is a liability to pay customs duty when the confiscated goods are redeemed after payment of fine under Section 125 of the Customs Act, 1962; (ii) Whether, the liability to pay such duty will include the liability to pay interest on delayed payment under Section 28AB of the Act; (iii) What is the true and correct ratio of the decision in Jagdish Cancer case. Headnotes† Customs Act, 1962 – s.125 – Whether there is a liability to pay customs duty when the confiscated goods are redeemed after payment of fine under Section 125 of the Customs Act, 1962:

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