https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766681 FERA adjudicatory proceedings are quasi-judicial, not criminal, so the adjudicating authority may determine statutory contraventions and impose penalty but cannot record a criminal finding of guilt. A declaration of guilt carries consequences reserved for competent criminal courts, and the use of that term in the impugned order was therefore impermissible and had to be treated as redacted. The penalty and the remaining adjudicatory findings were upheld as being within jurisdiction. en-us Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 08:22:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766681 FERA adjudicatory proceedings are quasi-judicial, not criminal, so the adjudicating authority may determine statutory contraventions and impose penalty but cannot record a criminal finding of guilt. A declaration of guilt carries consequences reserved for competent criminal courts, and the use of that term in the impugned order was therefore impermissible and had to be treated as redacted. The penalty and the remaining adjudicatory findings were upheld as being within jurisdiction. Case-Laws FEMA Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766681