2000 (6) TMI 352

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..... Sreedharan, President]. Appellant imported goods describing them as Zinc Ore Concentrate . The assessable value of the consignment containing a quantity of 99530 kgs. was stated to be Rs. 17,63,388/-. On examination the total weight of the consignment was found to be 110380 kgs. Department became suspicious about the nature of the goods imported. They referred the matter to the Rajasthan St .....

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..... required licence. Appellant had no case that he had obtained any licence for import of such goods. It, therefore, follows that the import of this prohibited goods was resorted to in a clandestine manner. 4. Adjudicating authority came to the conclusion that the importer, namely, the appellant resorted to mis-declaration in relation to the description of the goods and had also got 10.9% in excess .....

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..... resenting the appellant advanced an argument that the declared value of the goods imported was Rs. 17.6 lakhs only. So imposition of a penalty of Rs. 5 lakhs is on the high side. Hazardous Waste, injurious to the environment, valued Rs. 17 lakhs has been sought to be cleared by the appellant. Taking into consideration this attempt and his previous conduct in getting similar goods imported into Ind .....

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