2017 (7) TMI 1256

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....umar, K. Gurumurthy and Ms. Rubal Maini, Advocates, for the Petitioner. Shri Abhay Prakash Sahay, CGSC and Ms. J. Priyadarshini, Advocate, for the Respondent. ORDER CM No. 32045/2016 (Exemption) : Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P. (C) No. 7763/2016 2. The question urged in the present petition is regarding the penalty imposed on the petitioners by the Customs, Centr....

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....rs on 9th March, 2015. Secondly, it is submitted that since the prosecution against the petitioners was dropped in terms of the impugned order of the Commission, the penalty imposed on each of the petitioners cannot be stated to be unreasonable or harsh. 5. Mr. Balbir Singh, Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner on the other hand points out that penalty amounts were only towards the SC....