https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=264307 The High Court upheld the imposition of an enhanced penalty by the adjudicating authority under the Customs Act in a case involving confiscated imported printing machines. The Court affirmed the authority's discretion to determine penalties in de-novo proceedings, irrespective of previous orders, emphasizing the authority's power to decide on penalties as deemed appropriate upon complete remand for re-adjudication. The appellant's challenge against the penalty imposition was dismissed, with the High Court supporting the enhanced penalty decision. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=264307 The High Court upheld the imposition of an enhanced penalty by the adjudicating authority under the Customs Act in a case involving confiscated imported printing machines. The Court affirmed the authority's discretion to determine penalties in de-novo proceedings, irrespective of previous orders, emphasizing the authority's power to decide on penalties as deemed appropriate upon complete remand for re-adjudication. The appellant's challenge against the penalty imposition was dismissed, with the High Court supporting the enhanced penalty decision. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=264307