2000 (8) TMI 629

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....nt. [Order per : Archana Wadhwa, Member (J)]. - The appellants are absent in spite of today's notice of hearing having been sent to them well in advance. Accordingly we have heard Shri R.K. Roy, ld. JDR and have gone through the impugned orders. 2. In Appeal No. 151/99, Poppy seeds valued at Rs. 35,14,308/- have been confiscated on the ground of non-production of import licence by th....

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....about 60% of the CIF value. We also note that while confiscating the above redemption fine, though the Commissioner has observed that margin of profit is to the tune of Rs. 106%, but lower redemption fine has been fixed after considering the demurrage and container detention charges. We find that in an identical case, the Tribunal in the case of Kirti & Co. v. C.C. - 2001 (130) E.L.T. 151 (Tribuna....