Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 112 · Decided 29 February 2000
Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District v. Rudolph Fernandes
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 112 · [2000] 2 S.C.R. 24
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3214/1989
- Decided
- 29 February 2000
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Customs Act Section 115(2)
Headnote
Essential Commodities Act, 1955 : S. 6-A( 1) second proviso. Confiscation of vehicle-Fine payable-Jn lieu of confiscation-Limit of-Held : Is limited to market price of the vehicle and not to the market price of the essential commodity carried in such vehicle-The contrary view taken by the High Further, it is within the discretion of the competent authority to fix such reasonable amount considering the facts and circumstances of each case­ Customs Act, 1962, S.115(2). Essential Commodities Act-Object of-Held : To deter a person from illegally dealing in an essential
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