1983 (6) TMI 178

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.... ORDER This is an appeal under Section 129A filed by Smt. Lakshmi K. Bhatia against the Order No. S/49-525/82P, dated 17-9-1982 of the Appellate Collector of Customs and Order No. S/14-4-520/82 Pint, dated 3-6-1982 of the Asstt. Collector of Customs under which the assorted fabrics worth Rs. 6162 have been confiscated absolutely and the penalty of Rs. 1000 have been imposed on the appellant.....

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....sale to the customers. She had no bill for legal import of the goods. Soon after the seizure on 2-6-1982, the Appellants' Advocate had written a letter on 15-6-1982 to the Addl. Collector in which the facts were stated. But the appellant thereafter came to know that the case relating to the seizure of goods had already been decided by the Asstt. Collector. The order was passed on the grounds that ....

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....as prayed accordingly. 2. The departmental representative has contended that there was an admission regarding the purchase of the goods by the appellant from a lady, and their sale to the customers. No evidence had been produced to show that the goods had been covered by bills or imported legally. The Appellate Collector had also upheld the seizure and discarded the baggage receipts which ....

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....n notified goods and they were under the obligation of the Customs Officers. In view of these circumstances, he requested that the goods may be released to the appellant without any fine and the order of penalty should be set aside. 4. I have examined the submissions on both the sides. I find that the learned Advocate's arguments that the confiscated goods are of different varieties and no....