Customs House Agent Penalized for Loading Containers Without Export Order

The Bombay HC upheld the penalty imposed on a Customs House Agent for loading containers without a Let Export Order under section 114(iii) of the Customs Act, 1962. The court admitted the appeal and expedited the hearing to address substantial legal questions.

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The Bombay High Court admitted an appeal concerning substantial questions of law related to penalties imposed on a Customs House Agent (CHA) for loading containers on a vessel without a Let Export Order. The court questioned the appropriateness of reducing the penalty and upheld the penalty on the CHA under section 114(iii) of the Customs Act, 1962. Hearing was expedited.

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