Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 449 · Decided 26 March 1996
Union of India and ANR. v. M/S. Jesus Sales Corporation
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 449 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 894
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3597/1995
- Decided
- 26 March 1996
- Bench
- N.P. SINGH, K. VENKATASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947: S.4-M( 1), Third Proviso-Imposition of penalty on importer-Ap- e peal-Appellate authority directing the importer to deposit 25% of the amount of penalry---Order challenged as violative of principle of natural justice since appellate authority did not give passed a reasonable order-Third proviso does not envisage an oral hearing to be given to importer before passing the order. Administrative Law : Principles of natural justice--Oral hearing-Held, order of appellate authority under the third proviso to s. 4-M(1) of Imports and Exports (Con­
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