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2017 (9) TMI 491 - HC - FEMAOffence under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 - penalty imposed - reason to believe for default - Held that:- From the perusal of the SCN, it is clear that the, details furnished by the respondent department in the SCN, were vague and sketchy at best, for the appellant to trace back the contentious transaction of DM16000, which happened eight years back with respect to the time when the first letter was sent to the appellant Company by the respondent Department. As during the course of adjudication proceedings, it was observed that out of the seven contentious remittances, two were repetition. Strong inference can be drawn from there, to show that there was a lot of laxity on part of the respondent department to even ascertain, prima facie, the authenticity of the contentious remittances, in relation to which they started the adjudication proceedings. Considerable doubt is thus, cast upon the claims of the respondent with respect to the remittance in question (DM16000) also, as there can be a likelihood situation that the appellant company never made such a remittance as has been claimed by their learned counsel since the time the appellant company established their first communication with the respondent department, in relation to the allegations against them with respect to the then seven contentious remittances. The contention of the respondent that since the appellant company has been able to justify six remittances, then they should have been able to justify the one in question also, is superfluous and without merit. Thus it is evident that the respondent department has failed to establish the violation beyond reasonable doubt, on the account of the appellant. For the reasons abovementioned, the impugned order dated 04.04.2016 is quashed and set aside. The appeal is allowed.
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