Appointment of Adjudicating Authority Required for FERA Offences u/s 49(3) of FEMA; Proper Authorization Essential.

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....Offences committed under the repealed FERA - Appointment of Adjudicating Authority - For the purpose of Section 49(3) FEMA, there has to be a proper authorization of the ‘Adjudicating Officer’ who issues the notice of contravention under the provisions of FERA. Only because an officer has been appointed for the purpose of acting in terms of the provisions of an act, the same would not by itself entitle an officer to discharge all or any of the functions of the Central Government, unless specifically authorized. - HC....