https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83403 Poppy seeds imported as Suffed Sarh were not covered by the specific Open General Licence entry for crude drugs under the Import Policy, and a claimed use as raw material for Ayurvedic or Unani medicine did not create eligibility. The import therefore remained unauthorised, and confiscation and penalty were justified under customs law. A plea of bona fide belief failed because the importer had previously faced adverse action for the same commodity, and the suggested long-standing practice was unsupported. The breach was also not merely administrative, as it arose under statutory import control instruments and attracted customs consequences. en-us Wed, 27 Jul 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:17:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83403 Poppy seeds imported as Suffed Sarh were not covered by the specific Open General Licence entry for crude drugs under the Import Policy, and a claimed use as raw material for Ayurvedic or Unani medicine did not create eligibility. The import therefore remained unauthorised, and confiscation and penalty were justified under customs law. A plea of bona fide belief failed because the importer had previously faced adverse action for the same commodity, and the suggested long-standing practice was unsupported. The breach was also not merely administrative, as it arose under statutory import control instruments and attracted customs consequences. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 27 Jul 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83403