Tenant's Illegal Wildlife Storage Leads to Rs. 4.5 Crore Penalty u/s 114(i); Farmer Unaware of Activities.

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....Penalty u/s 114(i) - illegal activities with the tenants - tenant was using the property, which was rented out by the petitioner for storing turtles and tortoises. - It is quite possible that the tenant was engaged in illegal activities, which would be violation of the Customs Act, 1962, Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, CITES and any other enactments. Imposition of penalty of Rs.4,50,00,000/- makes the appellate remedy illusory for a small time agriculturist, who had the misfortune of renting out the property to a person, who had actually indulged in illegal export - HC....