https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48322 Restricted imported goods brought in without the requisite DGFT licence were held liable to confiscation for violation of the Import Trade Policy, and mens rea was not required for such confiscation. Once confiscation was justified, the enhancement of redemption fine and penalty was treated as a matter within the authorities' discretion, absent arbitrariness or extraneous considerations. Authorities distinguished the importer's cited precedents on their facts, including cases involving bona fide classification disputes or remand. The enhancement of redemption fine and penalty was therefore upheld, and no substantial question of law arose in the importer's favour. en-us Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48322 Restricted imported goods brought in without the requisite DGFT licence were held liable to confiscation for violation of the Import Trade Policy, and mens rea was not required for such confiscation. Once confiscation was justified, the enhancement of redemption fine and penalty was treated as a matter within the authorities' discretion, absent arbitrariness or extraneous considerations. Authorities distinguished the importer's cited precedents on their facts, including cases involving bona fide classification disputes or remand. The enhancement of redemption fine and penalty was therefore upheld, and no substantial question of law arose in the importer's favour. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48322