Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 387 · Decided 13 August 2003
Union of India v. R. Padmanabhan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 387 · [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 432
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2769/1999
- Decided
- 13 August 2003
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, DORAISWAMY RAJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Customs Act
Headnote
Customs Act, 1962, Centra/..· Excise and Salt Act, 1944, Gold Control Act, 1968 and Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973/Notification dated C 30th March, 1985 and amendments thereunder; Clauses 4, 6 and 8: Scheme/ Guidelines for Reward for seizure of goods-:-Payment of Rewards thereof to could not be placed on par with other Informant-Since Reward is an ex-gratia payment, it must conform to the guidelines-No right accrues till reward is determined and awarded- D Since a Reward becomes final only on adjudication, date of adjudication is relevant date-High Court did not act
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