Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 22 · Decided 3 February 1964
Indo-China Steam Navigation CO. LID. v. Jasjit Singh, Additional Collector of Custom & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 22 · [1964] 6 S.C.R. 594
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 770/1962
- Decided
- 3 February 1964
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, K.C. DAS GUPTA, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 13, 136, 32; Customs Act Section 52A, 167(12A), 183, 188, 190A, 191
Headnote
COURT REPORTS INDO-CffiNA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LID. v. JASJIT SINGH, ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS & ORS. (P. B. GAJBNDRAGADKAR, c. J., K. N. WANCHOO, K. c. DAS GUPTA, J.C. SHAH AND N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, JJ.) Sea Customs-Prohibitr"on of entry of certain types of ships in India- the Central Board of Revenue or Central Government a Tribunal under Art. 136---Whether penalty of Rs. 25 lacs excessive-Whether s. 52A ultra vires Arts. 14, 19 and 31 (I) and hence invalid-Constitution of India, Art. 13~ea Customs Act, 1878, ss. 52A, 167(12A), 183, 188, 190A and 191. The
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