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2022 (6) TMI 1043 - HC - FEMAForeign Exchange Regulatory Appellate Board confirming the order passed by the Assistant Director imposing penalty and confiscating as per section 63 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 - HELD THAT:- Though the Appellant may be right in insisting on compliance of the order of this Court as it is and it is because of the pendency of the litigation that the Appellant is agreeable for receipt of the amount in Indian rupees, the Appellant cannot be penalized but must be compensated in fair manner. Accordingly, we direct that the order passed by this Court be complied with by the Enforcement Directorate within a period of eight weeks, with a clarification that the amount of US$ 1,300 should be converted in Indian rupees as per the rate prevailing as on today i.e. 14 June 2022 and be paid to the Appellant within a period of eight weeks along with interest. We place the responsibility of compliance with this order on the Assistant Director, Enforcement Directorate, the Respondent No.2 and if the order is not complied within a period of eight weeks as above, the Court may take serious view of non-compliance. As regards the claim of interest is concerned, it is the contention of the Enforcement Directorate that since the Department had offered to return the amount immediately in Indian rupees, interest need not be imposed. The order dated 30 September 2010 stipulates 10% interest. Department has not followed the procedure under section 42(4) of the Act and has taken unilateral steps. The approach of the Enforcement Directorate is to keep the application pending. In the circumstances, we do not propose to deviate from the rate of interest specified in the order dated 30 September 2010.
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