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Issues: Whether waiver granted by the Reserve Bank of India, in the facts of the case, precluded a finding of contravention under sections 8(3) and 8(4) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 and sustained the penalty imposed by the adjudicating authority.
Analysis: The remittance details in the Reserve Bank's waiver letter matched the remittance referred to in the show-cause notice. The adjudication had proceeded on the absence of proof in the form of exchange control copy and bill of entry. Once the Reserve Bank granted waiver, the attempt to sustain the penalty merely on the basis of the same remittance and on a qualification preserving departmental action was not accepted. The Tribunal held that the language of sections 8(3) and 8(4) had to be applied as written and that the departmental objection regarding delayed filing could not be relied upon because no such charge formed part of the notice.
Conclusion: The penalty order was not sustainable and was set aside. The appeal was allowed and the deposited amount was directed to be returned.
Final Conclusion: The appellant succeeded on merits, and the adverse adjudication under the foreign exchange law was annulled with consequential refund of the pre-deposit.
Ratio Decidendi: Where the Reserve Bank of India grants waiver consistent with the remittance particulars, a penalty for alleged contravention under sections 8(3) and 8(4) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 cannot be sustained merely on the basis of the same non-production of import documents absent a pleaded charge to that effect.
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