Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1444 · Decided 16 December 2008
Kothari Filaments & ANR. v. Commissioner of Customs (Port) Kolkata & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1444 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 647
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7307/2008
- Decided
- 16 December 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Customs Act Section 111(d)
Headnote
Administrative Law - Principles of Natural Justice - Customs Department passing order against importer for c violation of provisions of Customs Act - Reliance placed on documents collected during enquiry in the matter - Non- furnishing of the documents, to the affected persons - passed in violation of principles of natural justice - Importer was entitled to proper hearing which would D if?cludes supply of the documents - Matter remitted to Commissioner of Customs - Customs Act, 1962- ss.111(d) and (m) and 112 (a) and (b). On verification of the imported goods of the
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