2013 (11) TMI 1709

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....Ashok Dhamija and B. Krishna Prasad, Advocates, for the Respondent. ORDER Leave granted. 2. We have heard Mr. Amrit Lal Mehta, appellant in person and Mr. Paras Kuhad, learned Additional Solicitor General for the respondents. 3. The appeal has a chequered history. The appellant's grievance is that the respondent No. 1 has arbitrarily withheld reward which became due to him un....

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....nt has been able to discover evasion of duty by the company, M/s. J.K. Synthetics Limited, and the department has been able to recover Customs duty to the tune of Rs. 1.21 crores and penalty thereon in the sum of Rs. 2.5 crores. 5. In pursuance of various decisions by the Reward Committees, the appellant has been paid by now Rs. 50 lacs. Consequent upon the impugned judgment, the Reward Co....

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....ommittee is of the opinion that the ends of justice will be met if the informer is sanctioned an additional amount of Rs. 3.75 lakh making the total amount of reward payable to the informer Rs. 50 lakh as full and final settlement of his claim. This would be just, fair and commensurate with the specificity, accuracy and quality of the information provided by the informer and is comparable with the....

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....laim. It may be mentioned that the 7th Reward Committee having regard to the quality, specificity and accuracy of the information provided by the appellant has awarded Rs. 50 lacs to the appellant. In order to do complete justice between the parties, we increase the reward amount from Rs. 50 lacs to Rs. 60 lacs. 7. Since Rs. 50 lacs have already been paid by the respondent No. 2 to the app....