Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 562 · Decided 6 November 2001
M/S. British Airways PLC. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 562 · [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 152
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2762/2000
- Decided
- 6 November 2001
- Bench
- R.P. SETHI, Y.K. SABHARWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Customs Act Section 2(31), 42, 116
Headnote
Customs Act, 1962 : Sections 2(31), 42, ]16 and 148-Penalty-Aircrafts unloaded cargo at the airport-Packages airlifted found short-Penalty imposed on the· Air­ ways-Upheld by the authorities and the Hi ~h Court-On appeal, held the Aitways liable as they are 'person' reprsenting the the aircr~ft. D Interpretation of Statutes-Court to keep in mind the consequences likely E F to flow upon the intended interpretation. Aircrafts of the appellants unloaded their cargo at the Airport. Thereafter, they were issued show cause notice alleging that some of th.e packages
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