https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=204701 The tribunal dismissed two appeals withdrawn by appellant-importers and allowed seven departmental appeals challenging the reduction of redemption fines and penalties imposed by the lower appellate authority. The tribunal found the reduction to 15% and 5% unjustified, emphasizing the need for higher fines and penalties for repeated offences to deter illegal imports. Citing previous decisions, the tribunal concluded that the original authorities' imposition of fines and penalties was reasonable and necessary to uphold the Import Policy. Consequently, the tribunal set aside the lower appellate authority's orders and restored the original orders, allowing all seven departmental appeals. en-us Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=204701 The tribunal dismissed two appeals withdrawn by appellant-importers and allowed seven departmental appeals challenging the reduction of redemption fines and penalties imposed by the lower appellate authority. The tribunal found the reduction to 15% and 5% unjustified, emphasizing the need for higher fines and penalties for repeated offences to deter illegal imports. Citing previous decisions, the tribunal concluded that the original authorities' imposition of fines and penalties was reasonable and necessary to uphold the Import Policy. Consequently, the tribunal set aside the lower appellate authority's orders and restored the original orders, allowing all seven departmental appeals. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=204701