https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48030 The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioner's claim for an additional reward from the Customs Authorities, upholding the decision of a Reward Committee that settled the final reward at Rs. 30 lakhs. The Court held that the reward is an ex gratia payment granted at the discretion of the authority, emphasizing that it cannot adjudicate disputes on the amount of duty and penalty recovered or the extent of information provided. The Court ruled that the quantum of reward is not justiciable under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. en-us Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:50:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48030 The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioner's claim for an additional reward from the Customs Authorities, upholding the decision of a Reward Committee that settled the final reward at Rs. 30 lakhs. The Court held that the reward is an ex gratia payment granted at the discretion of the authority, emphasizing that it cannot adjudicate disputes on the amount of duty and penalty recovered or the extent of information provided. The Court ruled that the quantum of reward is not justiciable under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48030